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Google's War On Cyber-Crime

Search giant purges thousands of malicious sites from its search results. Security researchers say more may be on the way.

Read more : Forbes News: 29.12.2007 04:30:00

'Pinch' Authors Pinched?

A few weeks ago, Security Fix profiled a ubiquitous (but lesser known) class of malicious software called "Pinch," a malware creation kit that is highly sought after on hacker forums because of its adaptability and multitude of features. According to Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab, it appears that authorities there have identified the authors of Pinch and are closing in on the individuals. From the Kaspersky blog: "Today Nikolay Patrushev, head of [Russia's] Federal Security Services, announced the results of the measures taken to combat cyber crime in 2007. "Among other information, it was announced that it had been established who was the author of the notorious Pinch Trojan -- two Russian virus writers called Ermishkin and Farkhutdinov. The investigation will soon be completed and taken to court." This is welcome news, particularly since it shows that Russian authorities are once again making an effort to go after some of

Read more : Washingtonpost Security Fix: 20.12.2007 23:15:00

Crackdown on Child Pornography

Cybercrime is now FBI's third-highest priority, behind counterterrorism and counterintelligence.

Read more : Washingtonpost News: 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Cracking open the cybercrime economy

Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software.

Read more : CNET News Threats: 15.12.2007 04:10:00

New lab urged for digital forensics

State police officials in Virginia want a new facility to investigate crimes on cyberspace to help keep pace with the demand for analyzing digital forensic evidence.

Read more : Washington Times Editorials OpEd: 13.12.2007 00:00:00

NZ police question cyber suspect

POLICE in New Zealand questioned the suspected teenage kingpin of an international cyber crime network.

Read more : AustralianIT IT News Security and Privacy: 03.12.2007 03:00:00

FBI, Police Nab Suspected Teen Cyber Crook

Police arrested the suspected teenage kingpin of an international cyber crime network accused of infiltrating 1.3 million computers and skimming millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts, officials said.

Read more : CBS News Science News & Technology News: 01.12.2007 11:00:00

Cyber-crime crackdown

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Read more : CNN Video: 01.12.2007 09:08:00

NZ police question teenager over global cyber crime

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police are questioning a man alleged to be the leader of a cyber crime network that infiltrated computers worldwide and brought down the system at a US university.

Read more : Reuters Internet News: 30.11.2007 22:08:00

New Zealand Teen Grilled in Cyber-Crime Probe

Man, 18, suspected of being kingpin of international network that broke into 1.3 million computers, skimmed millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts.

Read more : FOX News: 30.11.2007 19:39:00

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