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RSS fbi in newsVodaphone and Airtouch merger given the green light
News The approval is conditional on compliance with provisions contained in a June 18th agreement between Airtouch, Vodafone, the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Defence and the FBI. US regulators yesterday gave the go-ahead for the... [23 Jun 1999]
FBI tracks author of the Worm
News The FBI is trying to track down the author of the Worm virus that left security managers on red alert at the end of last week. The FBI was fast on the tracks of the Melissa author and is now advancing legal proceedings against him that could result... [15 Jun 1999]
Hackers target US government Web sites
News Hackers attacked two US government Web sites on Monday in retaliation against an FBI investigation into their activities, according to US reports. The retaliation comes after the FBI raided four separate homes in Texas as part of ongoing... [01 Jun 1999]
Hackers attack FBI Web site
News The site, http://www.fbi.gov , was still down early Friday afternoon, following obscene messages allegedly on posted Thursday. The FBI confirmed the site was inaccessible but claimed it was only a precaution. [28 May 1999]
SEC takes legal action against online fraud
News The FBI also announced this week that it will set up an Internet Fraud Council to deal with online fraud. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to take legal action against 14 cases of online fraud. [13 May 1999]
FBI sets up cyber-crime unit
News The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will today announce its plans to create a specialised cyber-crime unit. Currently, the FBI does not have a specific mechanism to track Internet crime, so it is hoped the IFC will be able to tackle the... [10 May 1999]
US firms reel as Melissa virus spreads
News The situation in the US is so critical that the FBI has got involved, sending warnings to all government and military departments. Corporate America was thrown into panic over the weekend by a fast-spreading computer virus that overloads email... [29 Mar 1999]
FBI busts counterfeit ring
News The FBI has seized a software forging machine in a California suburb which was churning out up to 14,000 fake Microsoft CDs each day. FBI officials seized $15m worth of CDs and certificates in the raid. [07 Feb 1999]
