If you do business on the Internet, you cannot afford to be uninformed about the dangers and pitfalls that cybercrime poses. The following is a daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
ZDNET UK: FBI Nabs Russian Hackers 24-Apr-01 04:37:58 ET
Story Highlights:“Two Russians were indicted on computer-crime charges stemming from a rash of intrusions into the networks of banks, Internet service providers and other companies…”
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“The duo allegedly broke into the computer systems of several e-commerce companies, stole credit-card information and then returned to the companies as ‘consultants’ to charge for fixing the flaw…”
Newsbytes: Music-Encryption Crackers Ponder SDMI Warning Over Tech Paper 23-Apr-01 20:56:14 ET
Story Highlights:“Computer scientists who embarrassed the recording industry by accepting an invitation to crack a number of copyright protection schemes — and then apparently doing so — have been warned not to present the results of their exploits…”
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“The Princeton University-based group, which also includes researchers from Rice University and Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), claimed early success in an open challenge issued by the industry-backed Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) last fall…”
ABCNews: Cybercop 23-Apr-01 19:10:53 ET
Story Highlights:“Martha Stansell-Gamm directs the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section at the Department of Justice, overseeing the work of 24 elite computer-crime prosecutors dedicated to drawing the legal boundaries of cyberspace…”
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“Its an unsettled legal terrain, one in which Stansell-Gamm and her cohorts spend much of their time breaking new ground…”
Wired: Hackers Win Security Challenge 23-Apr-01 15:08:06 ET
Story Highlights:“A security firm that claimed it couldn’t be hacked can’t make brash statements anymore…”
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“Argus admitted that a group from Poland has won the fifth Argus Hacking Challenge, but the security company said it screwed up in choosing an operating system…”
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