Law Enforcement Effort
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Microsoft bounty snags suspected Sasser author
News The software giant's US$5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks snags its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Can the FBI catch these cyber criminals?
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File swapping vs. Hollywood
News As landmark case moves closer to Supreme Court date, P2P foes decry the "Sergeant Schultz defense".
Tags: Peer to peer, Piracy
Botnet expert suggests hitting cybercriminals in pocket book
News Cutting off the money flow to cybercriminals could be the best way to stop them, a top botnet researcher says.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Security, Hosting Company, Law Enforcement Effort, Attack, Joe Stewart, computer, RSA Security Inc., CERT
US authorities convict warez pirate
News An Iowa man pleads guilty to piracy charges in first U.S. conviction from Operation Fastlink, an international law enforcement push.
Tags: Piracy
Postini: Google's take on e-mail security
News Search giant's e-mail security unit uses globally distributed automated systems and Zero-Hour software to keep spam and viruses out of inboxes.
Tags: Network security, International governments, Spam filtering, Message, Google Inc., Spam, Database, e-mail security, Humans, Anti-spam
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Online auction site eBay has hit out at the lack of interest in cybercrime enforcement in countries including Romania, warning that not enough is being done to stop fraudsters targeting auction sites.
Tags: Spam and phishing, E-commerce
Marketers, FBI unite to curb spam
News The Direct Marketing Association intends to help the FBI nab spammers--and help preserve its members' ability to send commercial e-mail.
Crime surge sparks calls for Internet Interpol
News Prominent Internet security expert urges greater global co-operation to combat the threat of cybercrime.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Legal, International governments
Russia hits out at Microsoft licensing
News Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country.
Tags: Software licensing
eBay targets Romanian fraudsters
News A common scheme of those hoping to bilk bidders: send e-mail messages to people who had narrowly lost an auction.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management
