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New 7million specialist cyber crime unit announced

A new £7M police unit dedicated to tackling cyber crime and clamping down on internet fraud was announced by e-crime Minister Vernon Coaker today.

Firms log into insurance to cut cyber crime losses

With the incidents of cyber crime on the rise especially in industries like banking, IT/ITES, BPO/KPO, the corporates have started opting for cyber crime insurance.

Vision 2020 - Presidency Tackles Cyber Crime

In a bid to tackle the pressing issue and threat of cyber-crime and cyber security to the nation, the Presidency is throwing its weight behind the National Conference on Cyber Crime and Cyber Security set to hold in Abuja .

Newark and the Future of Crime Fighting

theodp writes "Newark Mayor Cory Booker is betting that cutting-edge technology will reduce crime and spark an economic renaissance. From a newly opened Surveillance Operations Center, cops armed with joystick controllers monitor live video feeds from more than 100 donated cameras scattered across the crime-ridden city. The moves are drawing kudos from businesses like Amazon subsidiary Audible.com, which has moved its HQ to downtown Newark, where space is 50% cheaper than in Manhattan. But are citizens giving up too much privacy?"

Where To Draw the Line When Punishing Email Snooping?

CWmike writes "While it might seem like a practical joke or a harmless, furtive glance, e-mail snooping could land you in more hot water than you'd ever expect — you could be charged with a federal crime. The recent case of a Philadelphia TV news anchor charged with breaking into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts shines a light on the seriousness of such snooping. Scott Christie, a former federal prosecutor who headed up the computer hacking section at the U.S. Attorney's Office, said, 'You look over someone's shoulder and read a personal letter and that's not a crime, so how can it be a crime to access someone's e-mail? It's not the same thing, of course... What you're doing when you're accessing e-mail is affirmatively exceeding your access to electronic documents and systems.

Bill would give retailers power to halt online auctions

If the National Retail Federation (NRF) has its way, selling goods online will soon become far less anonymous and significantly more onerous for any online auction or discount website. The NRF has announced its support and testified in favor of three bills: H.R. 6713, known as the E-fencing Enforcement Act; H.R. 6491, aka Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008; and S.3434, the "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008." As the titles suggest, all of these bills are (supposedly) aimed at fighting organized crime rings, but don't worry—the burdens the NRF would impose upon you are for your own good. No, really—they actually say so.

CRIME-FIGHTING ROBOTS ON WAY 'IN NEXT 30 YEARS'

Machines could take over many crime-fighting tasks from the police by 2040, a leading British robotics expert said yesterday.

Crime museum flaunts monkey from Mars

A preserved monkey is shown on display in the lobby of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab Thursday July 24, 2008.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Crime museum in Georgia boasts one-of-a-kind oddity: the monkey from Mars

A preserved monkey is shown on display in the lobby of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab Thursday July 24, 2008.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Crime Is Up, and So Is Nostalgia for Taliban

Traders count their money in Kabul's open-air currency market. Several traders have been kidnapped or killed in a wave of violent crime in the Afghan capital. Armed gangs target buses and trucks on the country's main highways.

DVD and internet: Crime syndicates now film pirates

ORGANISED crime syndicates including bikie gangs have moved into DVD and internet piracy, with some channelling millions of dollars in illicit profits into drug dealing ventures.

College Crime Gets Google Maps Mashup at UCrime.com

UCrime.com, which provides crime mapping and alert services for colleges and universities, announced that it has doubled to 200 the number of schools it covers.

Cyber Crime Police cannot investigate email scams

BANGALORE: Strange as it may seem, the Cyber Crime Police Station cannot investigate complaints of people who are being cheated by email scams. It can only investigate cases involving hacking, source code tampering and generation of obscene content.

How cyber crime went professional

A huge increase in internet crime is only part of the picture. The bigger worry for many organisations is that they are now being individually targeted by criminals using sophisticated technology. By Sarah Arnott

High-tech crime-fighting tool or Big Brother?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It's the stuff crime movies are made of: Determined police officers shadowing their suspect as he drives around town, watching and waiting for his next move, always careful not to lose him.

Study Gives States Poor Marks on Cyber Crime

As cyber crime and e-commerce continue to boom, most states are failing to keep up with the increasingly sophisticated threats, according to a new study. Consumers could lose confidence in online shopping if attorneys general don't get more aggressive about prosecuting Internet fraud, the report stated.

Leahy Cyber Crime Measure Passes Senate

WASHINGTON (Thursday, July 31, 2008) - Legislation championed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to fight identity theft and cyber crime unanimously passed the Senate Wednesday night and is headed to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Create awareness on cyber crime

GADAG: Deputy Commissioner of Gadag N. Sriraman has underscored the need for creating awareness on the misuse of technology for crime, especially in the wake of increasing number of “sophisticated� crimes.

Indian behind major cyber-crime in UK

An Indian hacker allegedly helped a Russian mafia gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people that could lead to a loss of around three billion pounds, the most audacious cyber-crime in history.

Indian behind major cyber-crime in UK

An Indian hacker allegedly helped a Russian mafia gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people that could lead to a loss of around three billion pounds, the most audacious cyber-crime in history.

Indian behind 'audacious' cyber crime: Report

LONDON, Aug 24: An Indian hacker allegedly helped a Russian mafia gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people that could lead to a loss of around three billion pounds, the most audacious cyber crime in history.

Indian behind major cyber-crime in UK

London, August 24: An Indian hacker allegedly helped a Russian mafia gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people that could lead to a loss of around three billion pounds, the most audacious cyber-crime in history.

Defense: Prosecutors bending cyber crime law in MySpace case

LOS ANGELES — A defense attorney for the Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide argued in court papers that prosecutors are bending a cyber crime statute to prosecute his client.

Indian behind major cyber-crime in UK

London, Aug 24 (PTI) An Indian hacker allegedly helped a Russian mafia gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people that could lead to a loss of around three billion pounds, the most audacious cyber-crime in history.

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