The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hawai'i office established its first cybercrime squad this year, responding to what investigators are calling "explosive growth" in computer-related crimes. FBI …
Local woman arrested in identity-theft investigation
Authorities said they made an arrest Thursday in an identity-theft case that stemmed from the suspect's job at U.S. Healthworks in Modesto. Investigators said Denyce Yvonne Spears' victims included a …
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Taking the offensive on identity theft
Catch Me If You Can wasn't just a hit at the movies this winter. It's also the modus operandi of a growing band of street criminals and their hacker allies who trade in consumer credit card …
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Biometric ID cards 'dangerously flawed'
A leading security expert has thrown his weight behind the privacy groups and activists campaigning against the nationwide roll-out of biometric ID cards announced by UK Home Secretary David Blunkett. …
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'Hacker' in Hollywood twist
The similarities between fraudster-turned-fraud guru Frank W Abagnale Jr, who was portrayed in the 2002 movie "Catch Me If You Can", and alleged Ukrainian hacker Maksym Vysochansky, who was arrested …
Wiretap Law to Fight Terrorism Used in Other Ways
New electronic surveillance powers enacted in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have been used widely by law enforcement agents, but not solely in pursuit of terrorism; some new powers …
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Internet hacker wanted in US arrested in Thailand
A Ukrainian man wanted in the United States for large-scale Internet fraud and causing more than $100 million in business losses has been arrested in Thailand, US and Thai officials said on Wednesday. …
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Government Arrests 135 in Cybercrime Crackdown
Calling the crackdown "Operation E-Con," Ashcroft said that since January 1st, law enforcement officers have conducted 90 investigations that led to the arrest of 135 people and seizure of $17 …
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Feds: We're Serious On Cybercrime
Attorney General John Ashcroft says the government's Operation E-con program is a nationally coordinated effort to attack online crime. The government touted dozens of its most important Internet …
U.S. is cybercrime central: Study
Forget Third-World cyberterrorism — the top cybercriminals are Americans. A British security company called ICC Commercial Crime Services has reported that 63 per cent of the world’s cybercrime …