Ireland Cracks Down on Internet Scams
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Calls to 13 other countries will be blocked to thwart auto-dialer software.
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Ireland dumped miles for kilometers on Thursday with little mourning but plenty of ridicule as new speed signs popped up everywhere from motorways to mud tracks.
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People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
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See you in court An Irish lobby group aims to dismantle Europe's laws forcing telecoms firms to retain phone and internet data on citizens. The group, Digital Rights Ireland, is taking a case both against the Irish Government and the European Directive on data retention.â¦
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Scams that use spoofed Web sites of banks and other trusted bodies pulled in a majority of U.S. surfers, a survey has found.
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Inspectors are cracking down on Internet cafes that operate without a license or that let children play violent games meant for adults, the Chinese Ministry of Culture said.
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bizpile writes &quot;Ireland has decided to take some extreme measures to crack down on one type of online scam. They have decided to suspend direct dialing to 13 countries (mostly South Pacific Islands) in order to halt the use of auto-dialers.
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More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.
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Also: New Zealand teen runs internet banking scam. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams in recent weeks, according to several people involved in the actions.
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Spammers have turned to virtual strippers in a bid to defeat security measures on web-based e-mail accounts.
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Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet.
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In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls.
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More than 100 people have been arrested following the US law enforcement agencies&#39; latest offensive against Internet related crime.
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Sport authorities take action against illegal live football and cricket broadcasts over the internet.
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The Justice Department has made a series of arrests against purveyors of spam as part of a nationwide crackdown against internet scam artists, the Direct Marketing Association said.
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Two people from NI and one from the Irish Republic were arrested in an inquiry into a global child abuse network.