* cybercrime-alerts * experts carve up Code Red II worm over dinne

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com Monday, Aug. 6, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - They came to dine on filet and smoked duck but a computer worm ended up as the main course. A group of high-powered Internet security experts took their laptops to dinner on Saturday and between courses

* cybercrime-alerts * Feds: Spy Tool Is a Secret

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com Feds: Spy Tool Is a Secret By Declan McCullagh 2:00 a.m. Aug. 7, 2001 PDT The U.S. government has invoked national security to argue that details of a new electronic surveillance technique must remain secret. Justice Department attorneys told a federal

* cybercrime-alerts * Judge: FBI must show high-tech spy trick

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com Judge: FBI must show high-tech spy trick By Reuters August 7, 2001, 4:40 p.m. PT http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6807824.html?tag=prntfr NEWARK, N.J.--A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the government to reveal the high-tech computer snooping

* cybercrime-alerts * F.B.I. Use of New Technology to Gather Evidence Challenge

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com F.B.I. Use of New Technology to Gather Evidence Challenged New York Times (07/30/01) P. C7; Schwartz, John The case of the United States v. Scarfo has sparked a major debate over how law enforcement can use technology to collect information and when the

* cybercrime-alerts * FBI nabs four in $10 million software piracy bust

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com FBI nabs four in $10 million software piracy bust By Richard Stenger CNN Sci-Tech (CNN) -- FBI agents in the Los Angeles area have seized more than $10 million worth of counterfeit Microsoft programs and arrested four suspected software pirates and in a

* cybercrime-alerts * BIN LADEN'S BANK ACCOUNTS HACKED

* subscribe at http://techPolice.com BIN LADEN'S BANK ACCOUNTS HACKED Copyright 2001 Express Newspapers Daily Star October 3, 2001 BRITISH computer hackers claim to have raided Osama bin Laden's bank accounts. The team of three - led by German whizzkid Kim Schimtz - say they have have found

* cybercrime-alerts * Google, others dig deep--maybe too deep

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Google, others dig deep--maybe too deep By Paul Festa Staff Writer, CNET News.com November 26, 2001, 4:00 a.m. PT http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7946411.html?tag=prntfr Search-engine spiders crawling the Web are

* cybercrime-alerts * Police make global child porn arrests

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Police make global child porn arrests More than 130 detained in unprecedented crackdown LONDON, Nov. 28 — Detectives across the world arrested more than 130 people on Wednesday in an unprecedented global crackdown on

* cybercrime-alerts * Businesses Help Fight Terrorism

-via http://theMezz.com/! Businesses Help Fight Terrorism By GAVIN McCORMICK, Associated Press Writer FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - As thousands of leads poured into the FBI after last month's terrorist attacks, the bureau converted its Internet Fraud Complaint Center into a repository for tips

* cybercrime-alerts * Experts warn of combo terrorist assault, cyber attack

* via http://theMezz.com/lists Experts warn of combo terrorist assault, cyber attack WASHINGTON (AP) --Computer experts want Congress to imagine a terrorist assault that combines the massive destruction of September 11 with a simultaneous cyber-attack. In testimony prepared for a House

* cybercrime-alerts * 'Stung' Russian Hacker Guilty

* via http://theMezz.com/lists 'Stung' Russian Hacker Guilty By Michelle Delio 7:31 a.m. Oct. 17, 2001 PDT Russian computer cracker Vasily Gorshkov was found guilty Tuesday of 20 charges of conspiracy, computer crimes and fraud, according to court papers filed by the Washington state

* cybercrime-alerts * U.S. Awards $86.9M Cybercrime Training Contract

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com U.S. Awards $86.9M Cybercrime Training Contract The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is awarding a contract worth US $86.9 million to train cybercrime fighters. Story at: http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/15060.html

* cybercrime-alerts * Suspect Claims Al Qaeda Hacked Microsoft

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Suspect Claims Al Qaeda Hacked Microsoft - Expert © 2001 The Washington Post Company By Brian McWilliams, Newsbytes REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 17 Dec 2001, 2:08 PM CST A suspected member of the Al Qaeda terrorist network

* cybercrime-alerts * hacker indicted in attacks on San Diego auto site

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com http://www.boston.com/dailynews/352/region/Conn_hacker_indicted_in_attack:.shtml By Seth Hettena Associated Press 12/18/2001 SAN DIEGO (AP) A Connecticut computer hacker has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly

* cybercrime-alerts * E-Mail Scam Sought To Defraud PayPal Customers

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173120.html E-Mail Scam Sought To Defraud PayPal Customers By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 19 Dec 2001, 3:57 PM CST Customers of online payment processor PayPal.com have

* cybercrime-alerts * Computer could hold key evidence

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Computer could hold key evidence By Shelly Whitehead, Post staff reporter This week Boone County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jack Prindle will try to get inside the mind of the Erlanger man accused of being a serial child

* cybercrime-alerts * Defendants Plead Fantasy

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Defendants Plead Fantasy Charged with using the Internet to lure minors into sex, defendants claim they were engaging in a harmless fantasy -- with a consenting adult. By Jack Karp TECH TV December 25, 2001 When federal

* cybercrime-alerts * Why Worm Writers Stay Free

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Why Worm Writers Stay Free By Michelle Delio WIRED MAGAZINE 2:00 a.m. Dec. 27, 2001 PST Virus writers often act as if the Internet, the most public forum in the world, is their very own private playground. Law enforcement

* cybercrime-alerts * Acts of cyberterrorism.....

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com This is from http://iml.dartmouth.edu/ists/intro.html Copyright © 2000 Trustees of Dartmouth College. All rights reserved. Acts of cyberterrorism, such as the Love Bug virus and loss of air traffic control at Worcester

* cybercrime-alerts * Judge: FBI's PC-snooping perfectly lawful

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/27/fbi-snooping.htm NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) — A defense attorney for reputed mobster Nicodemo Scarfo Jr Thursday promised an appeal of a federal judge's ruling that the FBI

* cybercrime-alerts * Computer in Kabul holds chilling memos

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Computer in Kabul holds chilling memos PC apparently used by al-Qaida leaders reveals details of four years of terrorism By Alan Cullison and Andrew Higgins THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Copyright © 2001 Dow Jones Company, Inc.

* cybercrime-alerts * File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 2, 2002, 5:10 p.m. PT update A pair of popular file-sharing programs have become privacy time bombs, according to computer experts.

* cybercrime-alerts * AOL's Messenger Ripe for Hacking

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com AOL's Messenger Ripe for Hacking By Michelle Delio 2:20 p.m. Jan. 2, 2002 PST A newly-discovered security hole in America Online's Instant Messenger program can give malicious hackers access to, and control over, Windows PCs

* cybercrime-alerts * w00w00's Instant Message: Listen Up, AOL

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com w00w00's Instant Message: Listen Up, AOL By Don Oldenburg, Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, January 5, 2002; 10:09 AM By Wednesday morning, Matthew Conover had impatiently waited a week. All he wanted was word one from

* cybercrime-alerts * Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force - We Need You

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force - We Need You to Join Us! by Jack Wiles And we really mean it! There are eight new United States Secret Service (USSS) Electronic Crimes Task Force branches being formed

* cybercrime-alerts * Justice Department unveils second cybercrime unit

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Justice Department unveils second cybercrime unit By Drew Clark, National Journal's Technology Daily The U.S. attorney in the high-profile eastern district of Virginia has announced the creation of a cybercrime unit that

* cybercrime-alerts * ISPs form lobbying group

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com ISPs form lobbying group By Alorie Gilbert Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 15, 2002, 3:45 p.m. PT A new lobbying group representing major Internet service providers met with Justice Department officials Tuesday to

* cybercrime-alerts * Italian Police Nab Hacker Group

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Philip Willan, IDG News Service Tuesday, January 15, 2002 ROME -- Italian police have identified six members of a hacker group charged with attacking thousands of Web sites in 62 countries, replacing official home pages

* cybercrime-alerts * E-mail ties Richard Reid to Pakistan

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com E-mail ties Richard Reid to Pakistan Investigators find digital clues; Yahoo, Hotmail asked to help In this court drawing by an artist, Richard Reid is seen Friday addressing the judge to enter a plea of not guilty. Cameras

* cybercrime-alerts * Weakened encryption lays bare al-Qaeda files

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Weakened encryption lays bare al-Qaeda files 17:07 17 January 02 Will Knight http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns1804 Relatively weak encryption appears to have been used to protect files recovered from two

* cybercrime-alerts * Osama Hunter-Hacker Busted

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Osama Hunter-Hacker Busted By Michelle Delio 8:40 a.m. Jan. 21, 2002 PST Hours before his announced suicide, which he had promised would be broadcast live and for free on the Web, hacker Kim Schmitz was arrested by police

* cybercrime-alerts * Pirate's heaven in Vietnam

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Pirate's heaven in Vietnam By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 18, 2002, 4:00 AM PT http://news.com.com/2100-1040-839524.html HANOI, Vietnam--Contrary to popular belief, you can't pick up a pirated DVD of

* cybercrime-alerts * ID Theft New Face of Crime

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com ID Theft New Face of Crime Bank accounts, plastic falling prey to hackers By WILLIAM SHERMAN Daily News Staff Writer The key is your mother's maiden name. Once computer hackers and other new-age thieves have that, they're

* cybercrime-alerts * Al Qaeda Using Web to Regroup

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Report: Al Qaeda Using Web to Regroup in Pakistan Audio/Video More U.S. and Afghan Troops Join Operation Anaconda (AP) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intercepted e-mail messages indicate groups of al Qaeda followers may be trying

* cybercrime-alerts * Porn operator accused of duping Army

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Porn operator accused of duping Army By Reuters March 7, 2002, 3:40 PM PT A computer specialist was charged Thursday with operating a sex show Web site on a high-speed line which he got the U.S. Army to pay for by telling

* cybercrime-alerts * New York Times Intranet, Source Database Hacked

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com New York Times Intranet, Source Database Hacked By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 26 Feb 2002, 7:52 PM CST The New York Times' corporate Intranet and Web-based applications that handle everything from

* cybercrime-alerts * Software time bomber goes to prison

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Software time bomber goes to prison By Lisa M. Bowman Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 27, 2002, 1:20 PM PT The perpetrator of an unusual act of computer sabotage will begin serving a 41-month prison sentence May 1.

* cybercrime-alerts * Have iPod, Will Secretly Bootleg

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,50688,00.html By Leander Kahney 2:00 a.m. Feb. 28, 2002 PST When Apple introduced the iPod, the company was aware that people might use it to rip off music from the Net or friends'

* cybercrime-alerts * Network Associates drops PGP encryption

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Network Associates drops PGP encryption By Stefanie Olsen Staff Writer, CNET News.com March 8, 2002, 2:25 PM PT Software company Network Associates has stopped marketing its PGP e-mail encryption software, a further sign

* cybercrime-alerts * child porn ring busted //Priests, teachers, firefighters

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Online child porn ring busted Priests, teachers, firefighters among 80 arrested, NBC reports BREAKING NEWS NBC NEWS WASHINGTON, March 18 — Federal agents on Monday were rounding up scores of suspects in an Internet child

* cybercrime-alerts * Hackers find bin Laden's accounts

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Hackers find bin Laden's accounts By James Middleton, vnunet.com [01-10-2001] Hackers rob bank files in search of terror suspect and his group A group of UK hackers claims to have captured confidential banking information on

* cybercrime-alerts * FBI to alter its cyber security unit

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com FBI to alter its cyber security unit http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?e34706343e=6578 Create your own tax cut! There are lots of hidden benefits in the

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* cybercrime-alerts * U.S. Government Trains Cyberdefenders

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com U.S. Government Trains Cyberdefenders Associated Press (03/31/02) Students that receive computer security scholarships in exchange for government service are expected to help boost cybersecurity, but critics such as

* cybercrime-alerts * The hurdles to chasing terrorists online

* via http://theMezz.com/lists The New York Times Friday, March 29, 2002 * subscribe at http://techPolice.com The hurdles to chasing terrorists online Susan Stellin The New York Times Friday, March 29, 2002 For all the sophisticated electronic tools the U.S. government has at its

* cybercrime-alerts * FBI's New Cyber Division Quietly Ramps Up

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com FBI's New Cyber Division Quietly Ramps Up National Journal's Technology Daily (04/08/02); Porteus, Liza Many tech industry observers were surprised this week at the appointment of FBI special agent Larry Mefford as

* cybercrime-alerts * 10,000 people report they lost $18 million to Internet fra

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Study: 10,000 people report they lost $18 million to Internet fraud © 2001 siliconvalley and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.siliconvalley.com CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Nearly 10,000 Americans reported

* cybercrime-alerts * GET A LITTLE MOJO IN YOUR BOX

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* cybercrime-alerts * Give your password to complete strangers? No problem...

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Give your password to complete strangers? No problem... By Tim Richardson When it comes to password security UK office workers are extremely lax, according to an unscientific survey of commuters at a busy London train

* cybercrime-alerts * Hack attack, how you might be a target

* via http://theMezz.com/lists * subscribe at http://techPolice.com Hack attack, how you might be a target By Pia Turunen LONDON, England (CNN) --Imagine waking up one morning to discover all your personal information has been stolen. Your bank account has been cleaned out. The project you

* cybercrime-alerts * new variant of the Klez worm

* via http://theMezz.com/lists New variant of the Klez worm By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 17, 2002, 11:30 AM PT A new variant of the Klez worm managed to squirm into computers in some parts of Asia on Tuesday and appeared to be spreading in the United States as of

* cybercrime-alerts * Israel under hack attack

* via http://theMezz.com/lists Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 11:09 GMT 12:09 UK Israel under hack attack Cyber-war mirrors conflicts in the offline world Israel has been suffering a barrage of hack attacks since the start of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000. According to security firm

* cybercrime-alerts * Software piracy bust yields 27 arrests

* via http://theMezz.com/lists Software piracy bust yields 27 arrests SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Law enforcement officers led by the FBI arrested 27 people in a suspected software piracy ring that is believed to have cost Microsoft $75 million in lost sales. Officials said Thursday's arrests

* cybercrime-alerts * New Klez still clobbering PC users

* via http://theMezz.com/lists New Klez still clobbering PC users By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 24, 2002, 12:25 PM PT More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect

* cybercrime-alerts * Numerous arrests in blitz on internet paedophiles

* via http://theMezz.com/lists Numerous arrests in blitz on internet paedophiles Police have arrested suspected internet paedophiles aged from 15 to 50 in the biggest operation of its kind ever in the UK. Officers from 34 forces have raided dozens of addresses and seized computers believed

* cybercrime-alerts * Hackers turn tables on file-swapping firms

* via http://theMezz.com/lists Hackers turn tables on file-swapping firms By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 25, 2002, 4:00 AM PT The record companies had their Napster, and the stream of file-swapping companies that followed. The file-swapping companies now have their Dr.

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