10.22.2009 - Washington Post
Man sentenced in software case
A Falls Church man was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison for selling more than $1 million in pirated software on eBay.

10.19.2009 - Reuters
Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec
Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime.

05.20.2009 - USDOJ.gov
Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Selling Pirated Software
Kelly A. Garcia, 39, Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to six months in prison for copyright infringement. Garcia pleaded guilty to this charge on February 2, 2009.

05.14.2009 - TechNewsWorld
You Could Be File-Sharing More Than You Think
For some, the term conjures up notions of mutual gain, free movies and music, and an unending stream of delicious data, courtesy of a worldwide network of friends who just want to give. However, there's a pretty steep downside as well. Aside from the possibility of getting hauled to court for copyright violations, P2P users must constantly guard against sharing files they don't want shared.

05.12.2009 - Wall Street Journal
Software Piracy Losses Topped $50B in 2008, Study Finds
Losses from personal computer software piracy surpassed the $50 billion mark last year, according to an annual study sponsored by the Business Software Alliance.

05.05.2009 - CNET
McAfee: New botnets dwarf Conficker threat
According to a report released on Tuesday from security vendor McAfee, cybercriminals have hijacked 12 million new computers since January with an array of new malware. This represents a 50 percent increase in the number of "zombie" computers over 2008.

04.23.2009 - TG Daily
Congress going after LimeWire
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is showing new concern regarding applications that promote and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, following reports that Internet users are able to share and trade bank records, health files and other sensitive data in addition to pirated music and movies.

04.18.2009 - Times Online
Internet pirates sentenced to jail and ordered to pay £2.5m
Four men behind a file-sharing website that has hundreds of thousands of British users were sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay £2.5million in damages yesterday for helping internet users to download music, films and computer games.

04.17.2009 - CNN.com
A to Z of online piracy
If mention of The Pirate Bay conjures up images of parrots, peg legs and planks, or geeky jargon like BitTorrent and jailbreak leaves you all at sea, this handy A-Z will help you navigate the choppy waters of the online piracy debate.

02.26.2009 - Reuters
U.S. spy agency may get more cybersecurity duties
The spy agency that ran the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program may get more responsibility for securing U.S. computer networks, President Barack Obama's intelligence chief told Congress on Wednesday.

02.25.2009 - channelweb.co.uk
BSA applauds punishment of Leeds pirate
Man caught hawking £420,000 worth of pirated software at PC fair given suspended sentence.

10.28.2008 - Business Software Alliance
BSA Files Lawsuits Against iOffer Software Sellers
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), on behalf of its members Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Microsoft, Quark and Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, yesterday filed lawsuits in the district court for the Northern District of California and in the United Kingdom against nine individuals alleging that they were selling illegal software on iOffer.com, an online shopping site.

10.08.2008 - Ars Technica
EU working on bill of rights for online shoppers
The European Commission has proposed a set of rights for online shoppers based in the EU in order to make buying products online easier, safer, and more consumer-friendly.

09.18.2008 - Business Standard
Combating digital IP theft
A talent development major, which offers innovative classrooms and e-learning solutions to students in over two dozen countries, faces an obvious business threat: the replication of its course material and curriculum by competition. It also faces an insidious threat from ‘coaching classes’ and private tutors.

09.17.2008 - Darkreading.com
House Passes Identity Theft & Restitution Act
The new Identity Theft and Restitution Act was sponsored by Rep. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and passed the House of Representatives late on Monday night.

09.17.2008 - CRN
BSA throws net over Wolverhampton pirate
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has cranked up the pressure on online software pirates after serving proceedings against a Wolverhampton-based dealer.

09.08.2008 - SearchSecurity.techtarget.com.au
How to tell if you've been infected by a P2P botnet
What are some sure signs that a computer has been connected to a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet?

09.01.2008 - Newsfactor.com
Does Comcast Move Signal End to Unlimited Internet?
In response to heavy usage that can cause network congestion, Comcast will impose a limit on users of its home Internet service. While Comcast says the monthly limit of 250GB of data is high, some industry watchers speculate the Comcast policy signals the start of a new trend.

08.30.2008 - Filesharefreak.com
Public Torrent Users Beware: The Next-gen Torrent Scam
Unless you happened to be fortunate enough to start out on BitTorrent through the great world of private trackers, you’ve probably fallen for some pretty intricate public torrent scams in your time.

08.21.2008 - Office of the Attorney General - State of Mississippi
Attorney General Issues Cyber Warning
Jackson, MS-Attorney General Jim Hood warns Mississippians, particularly those who are parents, to be aware of the dangers associated with free file sharing programs, primarily those used to download music.

08.20.2008 - The Washington Post
Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK
Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.

08.20.2008 - Marketwatch.com
eBay Supports Sellers With Dramatically Lower Listing Fee
In time for the holiday shopping season, ebay inc com is dramatically lowering - by more than 70 percent - the cost to list an item in eBay's Buy It Now(TM) fixed price format

08.15.2008 - Bryant County News
Richmond Hills resident charged with eBay fraud
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced earlier this week that a judgment in the amount of $250,000 was entered against Diane Goins, 55, of Richmond Hill. Goins had allegedly been selling counterfeit copies of Corel brand computer software on eBay.

04.04.2007 - The Guardian
Teachers urge web firms to act against cyber-bullying
Teachers are trying to shame website providers and mobile phone companies into stopping pupils posting malicious and demeaning video clips and insults against school staff online.

04.04.2007 - WREG
Keeping your kids safe from online sexual predators
A 41-year old firefighter from Columbus, Mississippi is charged with crossing state lines for the purpose of engaging in elicit sexual conduct with a minor, a minor he met online. The case spotlights a problem child advocates say has "mushroomed like a nuclear cloud."

04.03.2007 - The Gazette
Picked on and put down
When 16-year-old Linda (not her real name) submitted her personal details to nexopia.com, she looked forward to meeting cool people her age online. Instead, the Grade 10 student at a Montreal public school encountered a whole lot more than she bargained for in the form of abuse, insults and veiled threats.

03.17.2007 - The Northwestern
Cyber safety: Parents are the first, last defense
On an imaginary list detailing Genie Georgen's duties as the mother of two daughters, "computer database manager" might seem unusual. In reality, it has become one of the Neenah woman's most important parental responsibilities.

03.29.2007 - Charlottesville News
Stopping Cyber Bullying
Forty-three percent of US teens now report that they themselves have been a victim of cyber bullying," said Symantec’s Internet Security & Safety Expert ...

03.29.2007 - New York Times
45 Million Card Numbers Stolen From Retailer
Information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers who accessed TJX's customer information in a security breach that the discount retailer disclosed more than two months ago.

03.29.2007 - Salt Lake Tribune
Davis: Safety in the digital era
Dave Tanner, principal of Bountiful's Millcreek Junior High School, has invited parents to a special workshop to address an increasingly dangerous situation among young people: Internet safety.

03.26.2007 - Reuters
Survey says one in 10 is victim of online fraud
One in 10 Internet users fell victim to online fraud last year, losing an average of 875 pounds each, according to a survey on Monday.

03.23.2007 - Processor
Information Security & Monitoring
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse reports that in the last two years more than 104 million personal records were exposed by security breaches occurring at both public and private organizations that failed to keep customer and employee digital files properly protected.

03.22.2007 - Durham Region
Cyber-bullying policy passes
More students could be protected from cyber-bullying, following approval of a school board procedure which defines and addresses the electronic form of harassment.

03.19.2007 - Symantec
New Internet Security Threat Activity -- Report
The current Internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the creation of targeted, malicious code for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain.

03.12.2007 - PC World Canada
Cyber security explained
Lucrative financial targets like Canada's major banks have felt the sting from cyber attackers who look for stealthy ways to pry into their networks. And the pawns they use to get in are the average everyday PC user.

03.16.2007 - Safety Council
Cyber-safety
The Canada Safety Council recommends that children who use the Internet follow these rules.

03.14.2007 - Sun Herald
Web site used to lure girl
A middle-aged Madison man was in federal court Tuesday on charges he used a popular Web site to lure a 14-year-old Harrison County girl into sex.

03.13.2007 - Web Wire
Enabling Security and Privacy in an Interconnected World
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates emphasized the need for comprehensive federal privacy legislation that will provide meaningful protection for individuals online, and set clear guidelines for businesses.

03.09.2007 - Stuff
How not to fall victim to internet fraud
If criminals steal money from your bank or use your credit card remotely, the chances are you're to blame.

03.09.2007 - Z Wire
Police patrol the Web
The school playground used to be a popular place for bullies to hurl their punches, insults and threats. Now people can make verbal punches on message boards on personal Web sites, where kids and teenagers can send messages to one another and some of those notes can take a nasty turn.

03.09.2007 - KRDO TV
Nude Cell Phone Photos Surface At Castle Rock School
It may have started out as a prank, or as a dare. But some Castle Rock Middle School students are in big trouble for allegedly producing and distributing nude photos of female classmates.

03.06.2007 - Business Wire
Teens Fighting Back Online against Predators and Scams
Habbo.com, one of the world’s largest and most popular online communities for teens, has just completed Teen Online Safety Awareness Month, an effort that resulted in over 20,000 teens taking part in safety related activities and educational programs, including many that involved discussion time between the teens and their parents.

02.27.2007 - News Factor
New Tools Help Fight Online Predators
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one of every seven children between 10 and 17 has been solicited for sex on the Internet.

03.01.2007 - Union Leader
AG launches online guide for parents
For parents clueless about the cyber lingo kids use in chat rooms, instant messages and e-mails, the state Attorney General yesterday released a new safety guide to help even tech-savvy adults better protect children from Internet predators and teach teens to avoid setting themselves up as prey.

02.28.2007 - Bradenton Herald
Net safety takes common sense
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for Internet safety, but applying the same common sense we use in our everyday lives to our Internet use is probably the best approach. Just as you would child-proof your house, make sure your computer is childproof before you allow your children to use it.

02.28.2007 - King 5 TV
Are Cyber Child Predators knocking on your door?
Linda Criddle has spent years searching the web to find sites where kids could be in danger. She says “espinthebottle makes the hysteria around myspace and others look like Disneyland”.

02.25.2007 - The Globe and Mail
Police issue warning on Internet dating
Region police issued a public advisory about Internet dating after a young woman from Mississauga, Ont., was violently sexually assaulted in her car after a restaurant date with a man she met online.

02.23.2007 - Law.Com
Some States Pushing for Laws to Curb Online Bullying
Ryan Patrick Halligan was bullied for months online. Classmates sent the 13-year-old Essex Junction, Vt., boy instant messages calling him gay. He was threatened, taunted and insulted incessantly by so-called cyberbullies. In 2003, Ryan killed himself.

02.23.2007 - TV 13 WHAM
Sex Offenders Online, Target of Legislation
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.) was in Rochester on Thursday talking about his proposed legislation that would closely monitor convicted sex offenders' activities online.

02.22.2007 - Holmen Courier
Kind co-sponsors bill aimed at Web security
In an effort to combat the growing problem of Internet-based crime, such as online child solicitation and identity theft, Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, has co-sponsored legislation that will help families in western Wisconsin protect themselves from cyber- criminals.

02.20.2007 - North Country Gazette
SIC Releases Report On Cyber Crimes Against Children
NEW YORK---The of New York Commission of Investigation (SIC) has released a report, "Cyber Crimes Against Children," after a comprehensive, nearly year-long investigation.

02.16.2007 - Innovations Report
World leading human behavior experts awarded security study contract
A team of globally renowned security and human behavior experts has been awarded a contract to study human vulnerabilities in security systems by the UK Government-funded Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). The study reflects concern that more needs to be done to help organisations and individual users of cyber space protect themselves and the UK's critical infrastructure from the increase in cyber attacks and organized e-crime.

02.16.2007 - News 14
Cyber criminals attack corporate world
Szady says trade secrets could impact our national security, finances, military or health care. And with terrorists using the Internet to communicate, if these secrets fall into the wrong hands, the country would be at an economic disadvantage.

02.13.2007 - Tech World
US prepares for cyber-security test
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning a large-scale test of the nation's response to a cyberattack, to be held in early 2008.

02.02.2007 - Information Week
Feds Get Straight D's For Information Security
We are discouraged by Congress' inability to pass a comprehensive federal law to protect sensitive personal information, even in the face of more than 100 million Americans having their data records exposed.

02.09.2007 - VNU net
Representative calls for email and IM monitoring
A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives would require ISPs to record all users' surfing activity, IM conversations and email traffic indefinitely.

02.08.2007 - Brockville Recorder and Times
No quick fix to cyber threats, parents told
People looking for a magic fix for safe computer use found no such reassurance at a cyber safety seminar put on by the Brockville Police at St. Mary Catholic School Wednesday night

02.02.2007 - Anton News
Homeland Security Starts... at Home
Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night with a stranger on the phone threatening to come to your home to kill you. This actually happened to Michael Balboni's uncle, a retired banker, who later discovered that his identity had been stolen. The identity thief had ripped off another man for thousands of dollars and this second man was now seeking revenge.

01.17.2007 - WF TV
Online Game Teaches Kids Cyber Safety
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 89 percent of children are using the Internet for social networking, but less than 34 percent of their parents are aware of this activity

01.26.2007 - Security Park
Phishers and cyber criminals get smarter
CA, Inc's latest report warns of a new level of cyber-crime potential as increasingly sophisticated attackers aim to steal intellectual property, personal identities and the contents of bank accounts across international borders, and within organizations and social networks.

01.26.2007 - The Courier Mail
Be wary of latest cyber crims
IT was the year cybercriminals targeted everything from MySpace to Wikipedia, and even a website maintained by a Boy Scout troop wasn't safe for casual browsing.

01.26.2007 - Engineer Live
Exposed: top hacker secrets
IT security expert Calum Macleod explains how to identify hackers and highlights what’s in it for them. He also suggests ways in which you can protect your company from the threat of hackers.

01.25.2007 - Oak Ridge News
Expert: Protect yourself when online
computers today might be hacked into by people interested in stealing personal identification information or making money by renting out one computer system, possibly including your machine, for attacks on other computer systems.

01.12.2007 - Reading Eagle
Cyber-bullying is increasing, changing teen pecking order
Technology has made brutality, particularly the emotional kind, much easier to inflict.

01.11.2007 - Managing Information
New British System Combats Online Grooming And Cyber Bullying
A new British system, available in January, will strike a major blow in the battle against online grooming and the cyber-bulling of children.

01.11.2007 - All American Patriots
Missouri Governor Blunt Takes Action to Protect Children
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt today announced he will recommend a half million dollar increase to support the Multi-jurisdictional Internet Cyber Crimes Task Forces to protect children from cyber predators, child pornography and child exploitation.

01.10.2007 - Seacoast Online
Parents, officials talk Internet safety
ELIOT, Maine -- Sixty parents received a wake up call and advice about Internet safety on Monday evening at Marshwood Junior High School .

01.04.2007 - Net Security
New Year will usher in major spyware challenges
Malware attacks, driven by financial gain, will double in 2007 — malware writers will continue attacks on unwary users with more malicious and threatening spyware.

01.03.2007 - E Commerce Times
Social Networking Sites in the Crosshairs?
Social engineering tactics -- scams that depend on user-interaction to execute an attack against them -- rose dramatically in 2006.

01.02.2007 - Mercury News
Security threats on Web more serious this year
Computer security experts said 2006 was also the year that hacking stopped being a hobby and became a lucrative profession practiced by an underground of computer developers and software sellers.

 

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