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**BBC informs that more than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found. ** It also showed that…
As countries develop they become dependent on high technologies, including computers that are more and more involved in control of critical national…
ZAPOROZHYE (CCRC) - Officers of the SSU (Security Service of Ukraine) prevented an ordered through Internet murder in Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine. This…
The cyberspace boom has done much to foster the alarming increase in organised crime. This is one of the conclusions of the report on economic crime and…
***What is "cyber-terrorism"? Cyber-terrorism is the same terrorism, which uses computers and electronic networks for terrorist attacks.*** As a criminal legal…
Companies are the main victims of cyber crimes. But neither state authorities, nor individuals are insured against cyber criminals. A survey, what was carried…
Spam-business grows, its technical capabilities change, spammers have more and more servers, more money to hire programmers and to pay for hosting. The number…
Experts consider that computer crimes today represent more serious danger for our country than 5 years ago. According to Economic Crime Unit of the Ministry of…
Recently many banks all over the world encountered variety of frauds and scams committed by hackers, swinlders and inside bank officials. But the most spread…
ZAPOROZHYE (CCRC) - Nowadays, cyberterrorism may cause significantly more damage than any usual explosive device, Dmitri Frolov, representative of the…
Last week French police managed to arrest a certain Mustafa Baachi, high tech expert of Al-Qaeda who allegedly committed numerous e-frauds and organized of…
In order to define an optimum direction of legal control in the Internet, a number of countries carry out specific studies, create centers and public…
More than 40% of crimes related to bank cards frauds are committed by citizens of former Yugoslavia, Nigeria, Romania, Pakistan and Indonesia. Online deals…
***Cyber Terrorism:*** Computers and the internet are becoming an essential part of our daily life. They are being used by individuals and societies to make…
ZAPOROZHYE (CCRC) - May 26-28, 2004, Computer Crime Research Center, World Anticriminal Antiterrorist Forum (WAAF), Zaporozhye State University, with…
In Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, a first criminal proceeding was initiated against a senior pupil of a local school for he allegedly insulted his schoolmistress…
Ukraine is a reliable partner in fighting terrorism, including cyberterrorism, and money laundering, said representatives of the United States Treasury…
In the San-Jose circuit court, on a case of Ukrainian [Maxim Kovalchuk-Vysochanski](http://www.crime-research.org/news/06.04.2004/175) accused of committing…
ZAPOROZHYE, Ukraine (CCRC) - Computer Crime Research Center and the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at the American University, Washington,…
At a minimum, 27,000 of site owners may have been victims of the domain scam invented by an enterprising businessman Darren Morgenstern. Each of them paid $70…
ZAPOROZHYE, Ukraine (CCRC) - April 5, citizen of Ukraine, Maxim Kovalchuck appeared in regional court of San-Jose, California, the USA. As [CCRC informed…
Specialists consider computer crimes cost Europe's small firms about 22 billionn euros a year (£14.7 billion) to clean up and recover from. Research by Network…
The Metropolitan Police is encouraging companies to come forward and share intelligence to help in fighting against cyber-crime. Having his say at the Computer…
March 26, the Verkhovna Rada registered a draft #4042-1 "On Monitoring of Telecommunications". Valeri Lebedinskiy, people's deputy, member of the Committee of…
According to data provided by the IT Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the ratio of computer crimes to all crimes in IT sphere makes…
At the International Conference "World Community against Globalization of Crime and Terrorism" held in Moscow January 20-21, 2004, Deputy Secretary of the…
Danish police said on Tuesday they arrested more than 100 people in a nationwide crackdown on child porn. "We have arrested at least 100 on a charge of buying…
March 24, 2004, inured the Order for Software Use in Executive Authorities, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, September 10,…
MOSCOW, March 29, Russian Information Agency "Novosti" - members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation spoke for speeding-up of development and…
Last year, a total turnover in cards market of one of the largest payment systems increased by 86% and amounted to $2,6 billion in Ukraine. Trade turnover…