washingtonpost.com - CybercrimeCybercrimeCongress Moving to Tackle Spyware Problem- April 24, 2005 An anti-spyware bill is gaining momentum in Congress, but disagreements among technology interest groups and lawmakers about what qualifies as "spyware" could delay final action.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55744-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... 'Phishing' on the Rise, But Don't Take the Bait- April 24, 2005 Jan Boldt can hardly believe the number of fake e-mail warnings she receives almost daily from crooks impersonating the security divisions at eBay, AOL, PayPal and other businesses. She usually deletes them without even looking.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35429-2004Nov8.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Online Child-Sex Sting Results in 9 Arrests- April 24, 2005 In the past two weeks, sexual predators in the Washington area went trolling for children without fear of being spotted, authorities said Friday. But someone was watching -- 13 undercover police officers.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19962-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Anti-Spyware Legislation Could Pass This Year- April 24, 2005 Measures to curb the surreptitious tracking of people's online movements through "spyware" could reach the president's desk before lawmakers break for the November election. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42417-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Westlaw to Limit Sale of Personal Data- April 24, 2005 One of the nation's leading brokers of personal data on millions of Americans said Thursday that it will restrict its sale of individual Social Security numbers amid growing public worries about privacy.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45443-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Transatlantic Sting Nabs Identity Theft Suspects- April 24, 2005 Law enforcement authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have arrested 28 people on suspicion of operating Web sites that were allegedly designed to steal, sell and forge credit cards and identification documents. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7614-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... New Industry Helping Banks Fight Back- April 24, 2005 A bustling new sector of the technology industry is helping companies cope with a surge in online financial fraud known as "phishing," which uses e-mail to lure people into giving up their financial data at counterfeit bank and e-commerce Web sites. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6367-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_technology/techp... Computer Users Face New Scourge- April 24, 2005 Millions of consumers have been struggling with a recent surge in what computer experts call spyware or adware -- electronic hitchhikers with hidden programs that hijack hard drives.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20665-2004Oct9.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Senate Democrat Drops Phishing Bill- April 24, 2005 The senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday introduced legislation to impose tough penalties against persons convicted of launching "phishing" scams. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63749-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law- April 24, 2005 A federal court Friday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13111-2004Sep10.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... |