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Microsoft Carries Out Raids to Battle Internet Crime


Microsoft employees, accompanied by United States marshals, raided two nondescript office buildings in Pennsylvania and Illinois on Friday, aiming to disrupt one of the most pernicious forms of online crime today — botnets, or groups of computers that help harvest bank account passwords and other personal information from millions of other computers. internet crime – [...]

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Internet Crime Focus of Black Hat Europe


kierny writes "'The Internet needs crime,' said renowned cryptographer Whitfield Diffie, kicking off the Black Hat Europe conference in Amsterdam. His analysis — that there can't be good guys without bad guys — helps explain not just the rise of black hat hackers and, more recently, hacktivism, but signals that the information security profession will [...]

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Internet Crime Focus of Black Hat Europe


kierny writes "'The Internet needs crime,' said renowned cryptographer Whitfield Diffie, kicking off the Black Hat Europe conference in Amsterdam. His analysis — that there can't be good guys without bad guys — helps explain not just the rise of black hat hackers and, more recently, hacktivism, but signals that the information security profession will [...]

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Demanding Repayment of Nonexistent Debts


Callers posing as debt collectors and others have been placing random phone calls, the Internet Crime Complaint Center says. Also, warnings go out over magazine subscriptions and SEC impostors. Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. internet crime – Yahoo! News Search Results Tags: debts, Demanding, nonexistent, repayment

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Payday Loan Scam Victims Threatened With Legal Action, Violence


JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams, said the Rock County Sheriff's Office. internet crime – Yahoo! News Search Results Tags: Action, legal, Loan, Payday, Scam, Threatened, Victims, Violence

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Protect Yourself From Cyber Crime


WSIL– Prosecutors say internet crime is on the rise. These cases are difficult to investigate and very time consuming for law enforcement, but there are steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim. internet crime – Yahoo! News Search Results Tags: Crime, cyber, From, Protect, Yourself

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