Day: December 12, 2006

Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime | CNET News.com

Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Organized gangs have adopted “KGB-style” tactics to hire high-flying computer students to commit Internet crime, a report said on Friday. Criminals are targeting universities, computer clubs and online forums to find undergraduates, according to Internet security firm McAfee. Some gangs have sponsored promising students from other disciplines to attend computer courses before planting them in businesses as “sleepers.”

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Senator: Illegal images must be reported | CNET News.com

Senator: Illegal images must be reported | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Millions of commercial Web sites and personal blogs would be required to report illegal images or videos posted by their users or pay fines of up to $300,000, if a new proposal in the U.S. Senate came into law. The legislation, drafted by Sen. John McCain and obtained by CNET News.com, would also require Web sites that offer user profiles to delete pages posted by sex offenders. In a speech on the Senate floor this week, the Arizona Republican and former

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