Operation Web Snare nets 150 cyber criminals
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This week, US Attorney General, John Ashcroft, recounted the successful efforts of &quot;Operation Web Snare&quot; which was undertaken starting June 1 st , in curtailing the efforts of more than 150 cyber criminals.
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The Department of Justice and the yesterday FBI said ongoing investigations have identified more than 1 million botnet crime victims.
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Some 28 people are arrested in a global operation against a website allegedly involved in identity fraud.
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Federal law enforcement may be heralding Operation Web Snare as the largest cyber-crime crackdown of its kind, but it is receiving mixed reviews on whether it will stymie the rise in Internet fraud.
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Â A group representing online merchants said it helped the U.S. Department of Justice hunt down online scam artists, in an sweep of online criminals dubbed "Operation Web Snare."
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The names, addresses and online profiles of known convicted sex offenders will be handed over to authorities in all 50 states.
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Criminals deploy zombies herded into netwoks of a few hundred to more than half a million compromised PCs. Uses vary from the simply annoying (spam attacks) to the unsavory and criminal.
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By TOBI COHEN  TORONTO (CP) - Police forces around the world spend fortunes trolling for and arresting Internet predators and educating parents, teens and children about cyber-safety.
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British police, with U.S. investigators, shatter a global internet pedophile ring, rescuing 31 children and rounding up more than 700 suspects worldwide. Authorities bust an internet chat room hosting horrific images and streaming live videos of kids.
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Law enforcement authorities have arrested 28 individuals accused of operating public Web sites designed to help people steal, sell and forge credit cards and identification documents.
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A police sweep across 35 countries has smashed a giant international Internet paedophile ring and targeted over 700 suspects, a British law enforcement agency said Monday.
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Tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites now function as weapons for Internet criminals, security vendors said Monday.
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The number of viruses, worms and other security threats to PCs has now passed the 100,000 mark.
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A Columbia man's computer fraud scheme allegedly involved more than 600 victims worldwide.
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Among the more than 150 cybercrime arrests and convictions announced Thursday by the Department of Justice was an original: the nation&#39;s first case alleging denial of service attacks against competitors to knock them offline.
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The action, dubbed Operation Web Snare, entailed more than 160 investigations over a three month period between June and August. Investigators say they have identified more than 150,000 victims with estimated losses of more than $215 million.
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Security researchers studying the latest Internet crime trends have discovered a new Eastern European website that uses a large botnet to infect vulnerable PCs. The operators of the botnet and website charge clients for each successful PC infection.