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Cyber Crime and the Dirty Dozen
Making the ‘dirty dozen cyber crime’ list for their cyber crimes in years past (as well as garnering the attention of President Obama’s new cyber crime czar if they ever start up again), the people on this list represent predators like you may be facing in on-line chat rooms (and buying sites) now.

Published by Radell Hunter (368 pts ) on May 29, 2009 to
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Sex Offenders Must Surrender Passwords
As technology continues to permeate ever facet of our lives, governments (and citizens) have the responsibility of implementing and enforcing laws that prevent the abuse of that technology by deviants.The KIDS Act of 2008 is one such law. Never heard of it? Read on. You may be surprised.

Published by Jake Shores (3,717 pts ) on Jan 16, 2009 to
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Unlimited Web Address Could Spell Trouble
The Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers approved a plan that would allow for the greater customization of Web domain names, but is there a chance that this could open the door for .scam or .squatters?

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Nov 12, 2008 to
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Even Terrorists Can Fall Victim to Hackers
Terrorists have done a good job at taking down Web sites -- namely those of other terrorist groups

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Oct 23, 2008 to
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Wired Keyboards Safer for Sensitive Data Than Wireless? Think Again Part II
New research has revealed that wired keyboards put off an electromagnetic signature that could be used like a keylog

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Oct 22, 2008 to
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FBI Warning: New Cyber Crime Threats
The FBI is warming of new types of cyber crime including the widespread use of botnets, spearfishing scams and even traditional "pump and dump" stock schemes.

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Oct 21, 2008 to
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FBI Report: Cyber Crime on the Rise
Cyber crime is on the rise, and currently about 18,000 to 20,000 complaints per month are logged with the Internet Crime Complaint Center

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Oct 21, 2008 to
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One Way to Get a Luxury Auto: Cyber Blackmail
A 60-year old hacker from Solana Beach, Calif., was arraigned in federal court this week for breaking into Maserati North America’s Web site, where he stole customer information and then used it to blackmail the company.

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Sep 24, 2008 to
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IT Examiner.com and ZATZ Publishing Release Special Report on Palin E-mail Theft
David Gewitz, ZATZ editor-in-chief and author of Where Have All the Emails Gone?, along with IT Examiner.com have already released a special report: Separating fact from fiction: Sarah Palin’s email problems exposed.

Published by Peter_Suciu (4,261 pts ) on Sep 23, 2008 to
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