Cybercrime and punishment
On the court docket: money transfers tied to Net gambling, and sentencing for a convicted spammer. Also: From the DOJ, a manual for tech-challenged gumshoes.
Wednesday January 17,

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.
Wednesday January 17, 2007

TJX says system breached, customer data stolen
Operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls retail chains does not yet know extent of theft or number of customers affected.
Thursday January 18,

Here we go again....geesh

 

CIBC loses data for 470,000 mutual fund clients

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has announced that a backup computer file containing information linked to almost half a million Talvest Mutual Funds clients, has gone missing. ...more

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"Do-it-Yourself Phishing Kit Found Online":
Anti-Fraud monitors discover a kit that eases normally difficult phishing attacks on bank and e-commerce Web sites.
Techworld.com report

Feds out for hacker's blood
New York Times hacker Adrian Lamo cites religious objections for not giving blood for DNA sample. A hearing will explore whether alternatives are acceptable.
Thursday January 18, 2007

U.K. police: We're overwhelmed by e-crime
Metropolitan Police in London suggests creating national cybercrime unit to help local police departments coordinate efforts.
Friday January 26, 2007 08:24AM PST

Police blotter: Texas student guilty in SSN hack
Former UT computer science student appeals conviction for writing program to guess Social Security numbers.
Friday February 02, 2007

China detains six over 'panda' computer virus
"Joss stick burning panda" worm, which changes desktop icons into cartoon pandas, has infected more than a million PCs.
Tuesday February 13

Eight Arrested in China 'Panda' Virus Case

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Police on Monday arrested eight suspects involved in producing and disseminating a severe computer virus first within China and then worldwide, according to reports. Police said it was the first case related to the spreading of computer viruses in China. Li Jun, a 25-year-old hacker from Wuhan, in Central China's Hubei Province, is accused of creating Xiongmao Shaoxiang (also known as "Panda burns joss sticks"), a worm that has hit millions of computers in the country since November 2006.
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Three charged in online brokerage scam
Feds indict three Indian nationals for allegedly hacking into online brokerage accounts and using the proceeds to manipulate stocks.
Tuesday March 13, 2007 08:54AM PDT

Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk
Stolen laptops contain Social Security numbers and other information on Chicago Public Schools employees.
Monday April 09, 2007

Chinese authorities and the FBI broke up the world's largest piracy syndicate, which produced counterfeit Symantec and Microsoft software. 24-Jul-2007

Sophisticated phishing attacks aimed at business executives have hooked thousands of users.
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