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	Cybercrime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cybercrime is a term used broadly to describe criminal activity in which computers or networks are a tool, a target, or a place of criminal activity.
		Examples of cybercrime in which the computer or network is a tool of the criminal activity include spamming and certain intellectual property and criminal copyright crimes, particularly those facilitated through peer-to-peer networks.
		Examples of cybercrime in which the computer or network is a place of criminal activity include theft of service (in particular, telecom fraud) and certain financial frauds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cybercrime (486 words)

	Cybercrime: Vandalizing the Information Society - $22.39 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The topic of cybercrime has received an immense amount of coverage in recent years, with the media, law enforcers, and governments all doing their bit to bring the issue to our attention.
		Chapter 5 moves on from hackers to consider another significant aspect of cybercrime – namely the problems of viruses and other forms of malicious software, collectively known as "malware." The different manifestations of malware are examined, followed by consideration of a series of examples of specific malware incidents that have been encountered in practice.
		The topic of cybercrime is one that I have long found fascinating and it is a problem that has underscored much of the computer security research that I have performed and supervised in recent years.
	www.awprofessional.com /title/0201721597 (2160 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Life of Crime \| Cybercrime
		Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities on the planet.
		Cybercrime is defined by British police as the use of any computer network for crime and the high-tech criminals of the digital age have not been slow to spot the opportunities.
		But when the Council of Europe produced a draft treaty on cybercrime, it was deluged by e-mails from internet users concerned about possible infringements of their privacy and liberty.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2001/life_of_crime/cybercrime.stm (1113 words)

	JISC Legal - Cybercrime overview
		Cybercrime is defined by the British police as the use of any computer network for crime.
		It is fair to expect that there are proper procedures in place to ensure that those with the day to day responsibility are (a) aware of the regulatory framework and (b) the importance of abiding by that framework.
		The Convention on Cybercrime adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) on 8 November 2001 (http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/185.htm) is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks.
	www.jisclegal.ac.uk /cybercrime/cybercrime.htm (6516 words)

	Symantec Security Response - Cybercrime
		Cybercrime is motivated by fraud, typified by the bogus emails sent by "phishers" that aim to steal personal information.
		Phishing and pharming are two popular forms of fraud that aim to dupe victims into believing they are at a trusted Web site such as their bank, when in fact they have been enticed to a bogus Web site that intends to steal their identity and drain their financial resources.
		Cybercrime prevention can be straight-forward-when armed with a little technical advice and common sense, many attacks can be avoided.
	www.symantec.com /avcenter/cybercrime (280 words)

	Cybercrime now bigger than the drug trade - Technology - smh.com.au
		Global cybercrime generated a higher turnover than drug trafficking in 2004 and is set to grow even further with the wider use of technology in developing countries, a top expert said on Monday.
		No country is immune from cybercrime, which includes corporate espionage, child pornography, stock manipulation, extortion and piracy, said Valerie McNiven, who advises the US Treasury on cybercrime.
		Developing countries which lack the virtual financial systems available elsewhere are easier prey for cybercrime perpetrators, who are often idle youths looking for quick gain.
	smh.com.au /news/technology/cybercrime-now-bigger-than-the-drug-trade/2005/11/29/1133026443366.html (338 words)

	To catch a cybercriminal
		Some people call cybercrime “computer crime.” The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines computer crime as any crime that is committed by means of special knowledge or expert use of computer technology.
		As the topic of cybercrime is so wide, what I would like to do is focus on Malaysia’s Computer Crimes Act 1997, local law enforcement and practical tips on how to prevent cybercrime.
		Thus, the police have sweeping powers of arrest with regards to cybercrime and reflects the legislature’s consideration that it viewed the offences in the Act as pretty serious.
	www.crime-research.org /library/Cybercriminal.html (2872 words)

	Cybercrime Investigation and Intelligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cybercrime has many definitions (see Wall 2001 for a typical, academic essay over definitional issues), but most experts believe it is the wave of the future, and it's here to stay, not just a passing fad.
		This makes cybercrime against business the number one type of cybercrime, and it's growing, with the estimated loss to business running about $500 million per year, in the form of crimes like theft of proprietary information, theft of customer databases, and theft of product databases.
		Workplace cybercrime committed by managers at work tends to adhere to the same profile, yet the amount of money "take" at work is higher.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/315/315lect12.htm (6217 words)

	Cybercrime treaty flawed, but needed
		The COE Cybercrime treaty is an effort to take the experiences of the various legislatures that have attempted to define the problem of cybercrime and harmonize international laws so that a hacker who attacks a computer system from Wales may not escape prosecution because the conduct is not an offense in Warsaw.
		The EU cybercrime treaty generally adopts the approaches taken by the United States in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, Title 18 United States Code Section 1030, and the U.K. Computer Misuse Act and the laws.
		To that end, the COE Cybercrime treaty reflects existing law, particularly in the United States, concerning the nature of computer crime and the ability of law enforcement to combat it.
	www.securityfocus.com /columnists/11 (1380 words)

	What's a cyber crime, and what's not- The Economic Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cybercrime is a generic term that refers to all criminal activities done using the medium of computers, the internet, cyber space and the worldwide web.
		The problem is that awareness of people about cybercrime is still very low and so we need to take many steps to invigorate the legal scenario.
		However, in the areas where the law does not cover some cybercrimes which have already emerged, the law is of no assistance or help whatsoever.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=37599958 (954 words)

	Cybercrimes - The University of Dayton School of Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Carl Stickel National Cybercrimes Moot Court Competition is "on leave" for Spring 2003.
		The University of Dayton School of Law's cybercrimes expert, Professor Susan Brenner, will be off campus on Sabbatical and teaching as a visiting professor during the upcoming academic year.
		The Convention on Cybercrime will enter into effect when it has been ratified by five countries including at least three members of the Council of Europe.
	www.cybercrimes.net (557 words)

	The Third Branch
		If the statistics are any indication of the overall volume, cybercrime is growing and, in the opinion of some federal law-enforcement officers, soon may rival the number of immigration and drug cases now flooding the southwest border courts.
		For example, an offender may cross state lines to meet a minor he first contacted on-line, or a sex offender may download child pornography, but the crimes they commit are numbered statistically in categories such as sexual offenses or child pornography.
		She believes it is imperative to keep up-to-date with technology to meet the changing needs of supervision.
	www.uscourts.gov /ttb/sept00ttb/sept00.html (968 words)

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		Lithuania ratified the Convention on Cybercrime on 18 March 2004.
		An Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime requiring States to criminalise the dissemination of racist and xenophobic material through computer systems was adopted on 7 November 2002 by the Committee of Ministers.
		Its two major objectives are to harmonize criminal law in the fight against racism and xenophobia on the Internet, and to improve international co-operation in this area.This Additional Protocol was opened to signature during the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly on January 2003.
	www.coe.int /T/E/Com/Files/Themes/Cybercrime (408 words)

	Information Security Glossary - Cybercrime
		Cybercrime refers to the act of performing a criminal act using cyberspace (the Internet network), as the communications vehicle.
		Some would argue that a Cybercrime is not a crime as it is a crime against software and not against a person's person or property.
		A pre-meditated act against a system or systems, with the express intent to copy, steal, prevent access, corrupt or otherwise deface or damage parts or all of a computer system.
	www.yourwindow.to /information-security/gl_cybercrime.htm (273 words)

	Nigerian Anti-Scam Network Online... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Our aim is simple: to impartially address the issue of cybercrime as it affects the youth of Nigeria.
		Our cybercrime forum is the 'court of the people', where interaction can be undertaken and you and I can contribute our ideas, experiences and recommendations as well as advise others and post noted scam mails and scammers' online identities as a deterrent for would-be victims.
		Treasure Avenue will help in building youth with vision towards the achievement of their vision and aspirations and guide those without vision on the ways to create one.
	www.cybercrime.org.ng (416 words)

	Cybercrime Treaty Bibliography -- By Date (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The E.U. Forum on Cybercrime's Brussels conference was organized as a first plenary session, and invited industry members, as well as law enforcement authorities and privacy protection groups and other parties to comment on E.U. policymaking in the online crime arena.
		The treaty tries to standardise just what constitutes cybercrime and allows national police forces to ask their overseas counterparts to help with investigations or even detain suspects wanted in connection with the crimes they commit overseas.
		The Cybercrime Treaty is an international law enforcement regime that makes it easier for prosecuting countries to get evidence from abroad and to extradite and prosecute foreign nationals for certain kinds of crimes.
	www.wildernesscoast.org /bib/treaty-by-date.html (7965 words)

	Cybercrime and Lawful Access in Canada
		Cybercrime, they just don't mention it Melbourne Age 29 Jan 2003 - security experts claim cybercrime rising "exponentially"; police admit problems lie in lack of resources, including appropriate forensic tools, and low reporting.
		UK Police unveil cybercrime confidentiality charter VNUNet.com (UK), 10 Dec 2002 - charter formalises the cybercrime investigation process in a business setting and attempts to limit disruption to a company's day-to-day operations and minimise damage to corporate reputations in the event of an attack.
		Cybercrime cop hails Cauchon bill The Montreal Gazette, 6 Dec 2002 - law prof calls Ottawa's draft kiddie porn law balance between freedom of expression and child protection.
	www.lexinformatica.org /cybercrime (7307 words)

	Congress schedules hearings on cybercrime bills next week - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The congressional committee on information and communications technology said that there are at least four pending measures related to cybercrime to be discussed on May 25.
		Kintanar’s cybercrime bill now includes certain provisions of a controversial international treaty on cybercrime signed in Budapest last year.
		Meanwhile the Philippine cybercrime bill intends to complement the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (specifically section 33a and b), after proponents noted that the latter fails to address online crimes cited in the international cybercrime treaty.
	beta.inq7.net /infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=37602 (579 words)

	Irish Cybercrime Forum, presented by ISSA Ireland
		On March 31st you will have the chance to debate this and related issues with leading experts in cybercrime, at the Irish Cybercrime Forum, hosted by ISSA Ireland, Fortinet, PGP and Mirapoint.
		Gibson is a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI and since 2000 has been responsible for all FBI cybercrime investigations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
		With an increasing number of cybercrimes reported every week, this exciting event is perfectly timed to address this critical issue - the scale and seriousness of the problem, the directions in which it is developing, and the measures which can be taken to ensure you do not fall victim.
	www.issaireland.org /cybercrime (628 words)

	Cybercrimelaw
		Stein Schjolberg: Cybercrime - Straffbare handlinger mot den alminnelige orden og fred i cyberspace.
		The Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention Committee/ /(T-CY) has at a meeting on March 20-21, agreed that the definition of "computer systems" in Article 1.a.
		A joint legal initiative on cybercrime was held in Brunei, March 23, 2006, between Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
	www.cybercrimelaw.net (336 words)

	Criminal Justice Resources Resources: CyberCrime
		Cybercrime is regarded as computer-mediated activities which are either illegal or considered illicit by certain parties and which can be conducted through global electronic networks.
		In order to facilitate law enforcement efforts to combat cybercrime the Technical Analysis Group prepared a comparative analysis of state cybercrime laws for the some of the most pressing areas of cybercrime.
		CyberSecurity at Michigan State University is a team of world-class, interdisciplinary researchers from across the campus working from state-of-the-art laboratories in collaboration with industry and government to lead the state and the country in cybersecurity research.
	www.lib.msu.edu /harris23/crimjust/cybercri.htm (7754 words)

	Lawmakers finally give cybercrime measure a push - Sept. 10, 2003
		Currently, the measure, titled "Cybercrime Prevention Act 0f 2003," indicates that the PCICC will have its own secretariat and executive director who will be appointed by the President, a draft copy of the consolidated cybercrime measure indicated.
		The cybercrime measure is a combination of various bills filed in Congress since the early 1990s.
		The cybercrime bill intends to complement the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (specifically section 33a and b) after proponents of the proposed law noted that the law fails to address online crimes that have been cited in the treaty.
	www.inq7.net /inf/2003/sep/10/inf_1-1.htm (691 words)

	Cybercrime costs billions
		Cybercrime costs societies billions of euros every year, but it is not easy for European citizens to report that their digital identity has been stolen, according to anti-virus software companies and police.
		Most of the police are trained to catch bank robbers rather than Internet robbers," said Mikko Hypponen at anti-virus company F-Secure in Finland, where citizens have to report to local police.
		Dutch police have admitted that most are ill equipped to deal with cybercrime.
	www.crime-research.org /news/28.04.2005/1189 (442 words)

	Femi Oyesanya: Review Of Draft Nigerian Cybercrime Act
		This omission is important because historically, most of the research Initiative underlying old and new Cybercrime technology has origins either in studies conducted by the military, or research efforts from the academic community.
		Thus, to be effective, there is clear indication from Cybercrime experts around the world, that the harmonization of laws, and the harmonization of law enforcement practices, provides a clearer framework for any effective State sponsored Anti-Cybercrime effort.
		The Committee on Cybercrime did not conduct a feasibility study on why the creation of a new agency was justified.
	www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com /Articles/femi_oyesanya/2004/05/review-of-draft-nigerian-cybercrime.html (2643 words)

	Cyber Crime Resources - Criminal Watch.com
		Epic.org - The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
		Gonzaga University's CyberJurisdiction and CyberCrime - Excellent academic research on the current state of cyberlaw.
		University of Dayton's Cybercrimes Site - Details on how to report cyber crime from the University of Dayton School of Law.
	www.criminalwatch.com /resources/cybercrime.asp (638 words)

	Cybercrime A Worldwide Headache - CBS News
		Its 2001 Cybercrime Convention — the first international treaty of its kind — has been signed by 30 countries, including Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States, but is law in only eight.
		Albania, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Macedonia are the only nations that have ratified the treaty, which names four types of cybercrime: confidentiality offenses, notably breaking into computers; fraud and forgery; content violations, such as child pornography and racism; and copyright offenses.
		A general report prepared for the conference highlighted that while exact data is not always at hand, cybercrime is a fast-growing industry in which organized crime and private operators flourish side by side.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/09/16/tech/main643897.shtml (711 words)

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