News tagged with crime unit
US seizes websites in stolen credit card crackdown
US authorities have ordered the seizure of 36 websites engaged in selling and distributing stolen credit card numbers, officials said Thursday.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Teenager in British court in anti-terror hotline probe
A 17-year-old boy appeared in court Saturday charged with two offences in a probe into hoax calls made to Britain's anti-terror hotline and the release of recorded conversations between staff.
Apr 15, 2012 |
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'Hacktivists' biggest data thieves in 2011: Verizon
Activists with hacker skills were behind more than half the data stolen in cyber attacks last year, according to findings released on Thursday by Verizon Communications.
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Illegal orangutan trader prosecuted
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) announced today Sumatra's first ever successful sentence of an illegal orangutan owner and trader in Medan, ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Iran moves websites to avoid cyber attacks
Iran has moved most of its government websites to local hosts to protect them from cyber attacks, the country's deputy communications minister said on Thursday.
Dec 22, 2011 |
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UK govt to announce new cyber security strategy
The government is set to announce new measures to tackle cyber crime on Friday as Britain's internet and electronic communications network comes under increased attack from hackers and foreign intelligence ...
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Nation's fight against cyber intruders goes local
The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as Town Hall and require more involvement from private industry, which controls 85 percent of the infrastructure, ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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British teen arrested over CIA, US Senate hacking
British police working with the FBI arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by a hacker group on businesses and government agencies including the CIA, US Senate and Sony, Scotland Yard said Tuesday.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Research challenges treatment of young criminals
Research by a Murdoch University academic is challenging the way young people accused of serious crimes in the United States are treated.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 08, 2011 |
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Microsoft uses law to cripple hacker spam network
Microsoft on Thursday said it combined technology with an "extraordinary" legal maneuver to cripple a massive network of hacked computers that had been flooding the Internet with spam.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report
The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.
Dec 13, 2009 |
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