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NEWS ABOUT: Internet crime

Internet crime stories: 7 news summaries

 Swindlers Are 
 Trying to Tweet You 

Scamsters use site to get rich from phony cash-for-tweets schemes

Jul 7, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's lowlifes are taking full advantage of Twitter's high profile, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Better Business Bureau warns that there has been a surge in scamsters luring people into phony work-from-home schemes. They urge users to be extremely wary of any "cash-for-tweets" scheme offering easy... More »

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social networking • online fraud • scam • Internet crime • Twitter

 McCartney's Web Site Hacked 

Malware allowed hacker access to fans' computer data

Apr 10, 09 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney's official web site was infected with malware that allowed hackers to access computer data of fans who logged on, reports the Telegraph. An internet security surveillance firm spotted the LuckySpoilt invasion early this week and purged the site. It's unclear how many users may have been affected. Hits... More »

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Paul McCartney • Internet • Beatles • hackers • Ringo Starr • cybercrime • malware • computer • Internet crime

 Computer Virus Targets 
 Gullible Lovebirds 

Clicking on heart images in email could turn your machine into spambot

Jan 30, 09 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A Valentine-themed spam campaign is underway, with a side dish of coercion and extortion, Computer Weekly reports. Users receive an email, ostensibly from a secret admirer, with a link to a website that downloads a bot called Waledec. Not only does Waledec co-opt the user’s address list and start... More »

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Internet • email • spam • computer virus • coercion • Valentine's Day • Internet crime • Waledec

 Blogger Arrested in GN'R Leak

27-year-old reportedly admitted to posting 9 songs

Aug 28, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(AP) - FBI agents arrested a blogger suspected of posting songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy on his website; the 27-year-old appeared in court yesterday, where bail was set at $10,000. Kevin Cogill, who reportedly admitted to streaming nine songs on his website in June, was charged... More »

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copyright law • blogging • arrest • Guns N' Roses • Internet crime • Axl Rose • Chinese Democracy

MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

Site's obscure contract, which most ignore,
is key to the case

May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired... More »

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social networking • suicide • MySpace • indictment • contract • cyberbullying • Megan Meier • Internet crime • teenager • Lori Drew • precedent

Global Action Urged on Kid Abuse Sites 

Watchdog calls for international body to wipe out 3,000 sites

Apr 17, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Internet Watch Foundation is calling for the creation of an international body to help stamp out internet sites profiting from images of child sex abuse, the BBC reports. There are nearly 3,000 such sites worldwide, a number that has stayed constant over the last three years as sites... More »

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Internet • sexual abuse • watchdog • child pornography • Internet crime

OPINION

Do We Need A New, Safer Internet?

Patrick Dempsey thinks so, but Ars Technica says no

Feb 29, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Online debate exploded after former FBI agent Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that a second, safer Internet is needed. "The same positives that the Internet provides for information sharing, also create negatives in terms of ‘bringing to task' those that wish to use the Internet for illicit purposes,"... More »

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technology • email • web browser • Internet security • operating system • Internet crime • Patrick Dempsey • Internet infrastructure

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