Who Is the San Francisco Hacker?

"San Francisco Department of Technology employee Terry Childs was in a jail cell Friday, accused of illegally locking out fellow authorized network administrators from the city computer network he helped build. But as the case against Childs entered its sixth day, questions...

Hacker gets 41 months Jail in USA

Following an investigation which began in December 2006, after marketing firm Newell Rubbermaid notified the London (England, UK) Metropolitan Police's Computer Crime Unit (CCU) about an intrusion on its network, Robert Matthew Bentley, a 21 year old male of...

More Canadians Becoming Victims Of Cybercrimes

"The average person in Canada is now more likely to be a victim of crime resulting from contact with the Internet or someone from the Internet than other crime activity found on the street, or occurring at home, according to the new survey."

Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher Tricks'

It's funny that some of the script kiddies using plug and play phishing tools are being subjected to phishing themselves inadvertedly just by using those tools. It's almost like the food chain....   " Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher...

A.G's website offers tips on safe internet surfing

" The Attorney General's cybersafety website offers tips on safe internet surfing. The children page includes several entertaining and educational games that teach internet safety. The teen page offers tips on safeguarding personal information and avoiding dangerous...

Cybercrime commited 'every 10 seconds'

The best form of defence is attack as the cyber criminals flood the UK knowing that it is very unlikely to be reported and highly likely to make a fortune relatively easy. In April 2007, in a widely criticised move, the Government changed the reporting system for a wide...

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The Inaugural Meeting of the IGF is taking place in Athens, Greece, from October 30 to November 2, at the Divani Apollon Palace.

Senate Ratifies Cybercrime Treaty

HT: SlashDot"WASHINGTON -- The Senate has ratified a treaty under which the United States will join more than 40 other countries, mainly from Europe, in fighting crimes committed via the Internet.The Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime, ratified late Thursday, is the...