Cybercrime and punishment
On the docket: money transfers tied to Net gambling, and a spammer's sentencing. Also, a manual for tech-challenged gumshoes.
On the court docket: money transfers tied to Net gambling, and sentencing for a convicted spammer. Also, cybervigilantes and a Justice Department manual for tech-challenged gumshoes.
January 17, 2007
January 17, 2007
January 16, 2007
January 16, 2007
January 16, 2007
January 12, 2007
January 12, 2007
Neteller founders face money-laundering charges
Former directors are arrested for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in illegal gambling proceeds.January 17, 2007
Police maintain uneasy relations with cybervigilantes
London-area police are working with certain cybervigilante groups as sources of information in the fight against online fraud.January 17, 2007
AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison
Found guilty by a jury, a California man faces time in federal prison for sending out e-mail scams and related crimes.January 16, 2007
Feds offer cybercrime tips to local cops
Because many police agencies may lack computer skills, the Justice Department created an investigator's manual.January 16, 2007
Google plugs account hijack holes
If left unpatched, the vulnerability could let hackers modify third-party documents and view e-mail subjects, search history.January 16, 2007
previous coverage
FBI warns of twist in extortion phishing scam
Pay no attention to e-mails, purportedly from the FBI in London, stating you were next on a murderer's hit list.January 12, 2007
Police blotter: Silicon Valley burglars busted
Two men are accused of orchestrating at least 12 late-night computer burglaries of tech firms around Sunnyvale, Calif.January 12, 2007