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RSS criminalsElectronic records to 'leave criminals vulnerable'
News The UK government's first attempt to store criminal records electronically could threaten individuals' privacy rights, according to the UK data protection watchdog. The National Criminal Records Bureau (NCRB), to be based in Liverpool,... [23 Feb 2000]
SMEs under threat from ecommerce fraudsters
News Small companies are increasingly under threat from cyber-criminals who exploit loopholes in ecommerce ordering, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). The IoD's head of ebusiness policy, Jim Norton, says SMEs are... [06 Feb 2000]
UK government pledges support for fighting cyber-crime
News Last year NCIS conducted a strategic assessment of the dangers of cyber-crime in the UK, and concluded that government had to work with industry to ensure that the Internet did not become a "seductive environment for... [17 Jan 2000]
Police admit to concerns over wire-tapping bill
News The proposals take the form of revisions to IOCA, the Interception of Communications Act 1985, which never took into account criminals organising crime via the Internet (see 'Battle lines drawn over wire-tapping bill'... [20 Dec 1999]
Battle lines drawn over wire-tapping bill
News If that happens, guess which ISPs the criminals will use," Demon's Clayton added. Sides are being chosen in the debate over the government's revisions to the Interception of Communications Act (IOCA) 1985, following the... [19 Dec 1999]
The information underclass: can Gordon Brown bring IT to the masses?
Comment We've really got to address the issue of culture - the last thing we want is a repeat of a situation where Bill Gates donates a couple of £2,000 computers that are then stolen by local criminals," he added. [19 Nov 1999]
Dell production line crippled by virus attack
News The FunLove virus affects computers running on Windows NT - which when opened gives victims the message "Fun Lovin' Criminals" before trying to shut the system down. Dell Computer has admitted it was forced to suspend... [18 Nov 1999]
Network Associates issues funloving virus warning
News When executed, the virus launches a message saying "Fun Loving Criminals" and tries to shut down the computer. Security company Network Associates has issued a warning about a virus called Funlove.4099 that it found in... [15 Nov 1999]
Norwegian customs seizes 'Internet drugs'
News Otherwise, he claimed, "It's handing a business opportunity to criminals. The Norwegian customs authorities have reported a 2,000 per cent increase in seizures of illegal medical products this year. The dramatic rise in... [27 Oct 1999]
Lax US encryption export laws will benefit criminals warns Reno
News US Attorney General, Janet Reno, is warning that the relaxation of encryption export laws will benefit criminals as well as businesses. But at a White House news conference, Reno warned: "We must recognise that the... [17 Sep 1999]
Techno-crime steals the limelight in NCIS report
News Organised crime in the UK is already estimated to be worth £50bn a year, and criminals are increasingly adapting modern technology to their purposes, according to John Abbott, head of the National Criminal Intelligence... [07 Sep 1999]
US cybercrime legislation 'patently absurd'
News Privacy groups are up in arms over US government proposals that law enforcement agencies be given the authority to enter computer systems of suspected criminals. Draft legislation - which would give security forces the... [23 Aug 1999]
London police switch on to Jasmine
News London's Metropolitan Police has chosen Jasmine, the information infrastructure system from Computer Associates (CA) to run its database of images of criminals. The deal forms part of the 'digitally driven policing'... [22 Jun 1999]
Top prosecutor warns of cybercrime menace
News He claimed the "jurisdictional difficulties and anonymity of the Internet" offer improved opportunities for criminals to indulge in deviant behaviour. The director of public prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, has warned... [21 Jun 1999]
Encryption chief praises power of the Net
News In an interview with Silicon.com, the founder of encryption software development company, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) played down growing media fears that the Net encourages terrorism by giving potential criminals access... [10 May 1999]
