Agencies crack down on cyberfraud
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Hoping to clean up the Internet&#39;s reputation as a haven for scam artists, federal officials unveiled a series of arrests, indictments and convictions Thursday involving a range of cyberfraud.
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The U.S. government has warned banking, stock trading, and other financial Web sites of a potential cyber attack today, but officials and experts alike caution against undue alarm.
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The US Justice Department&#39;s crackdown on cyber crime has brought to light illegal activities, including credit-card fraud, to the tune of over US $215 million and resulted in dozens of arrests, a senior official said in Washington.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved standards intended to protect the U.S. power grid from coming under cyberattack.
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The department must do more to lower the risk of cyberattacks against its IT systems and networks, an internal report says. By George V. Hulme.
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The home secretary is to set out plans to crack down on those who "groom" people for extremism via the internet.
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Careless security measures invite cybercrooks and scammers, researchers say.
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Online job service is taking steps to prevent further attacks on its databases.
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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.
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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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More than 150 individuals have been arrested or convicted in a US-wide crackdown on internet fraud and abuse, according to an announcement from Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday.
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Ministers accused of trying to cover up the extent of Chinese cyber-attacks on Whitehall.
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Microsoft said it is working with law enforcement to crack down on phishing, filing 129 suits across the Europe and the Middle East. Already, at least five have settled.
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Feds say switching browsers is one way to deal with security threats.
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Federal regulators on Thursday approved the first cyber-security standards for the nation's electric industry, following growing concerns about the power grid's vulnerabilities.
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken the first step to crack down on the wave of spyware that is being installed on user&#39;s machines without their knowledge.
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WASHINGTON - Federal agents seized computers and software Wednesday as part of an investigation targeting an Internet network used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.    The case marks the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a peer-to-peer, or P2P, network in which users can access files directly from the hard drives of fellow users' computers...