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Internet crime

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Who will police the internet?
15 years ago, June 12th 2008 No: 1 Msg: #38346  

The next big crime wave would come on the internet,.....


From: UN calls for crackdown on cybercrime

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14 years ago, February 3rd 2010 No: 2 Msg: #102355  
And what do you think about this? Would internet police, if such people existed be able to do anything about it?

Indeed, in China — as in parts of Eastern Europe and Russia — computer hacking has become something of a national sport, and a lucrative one. There are hacker conferences, hacker training academies and magazines with names like Hacker X Files and Hacker Defense, which offer tips on how to break into computers or build a Trojan horse, step by step.


Hacking for Fun and Profit in China’s Underworld Reply to this

14 years ago, February 4th 2010 No: 3 Msg: #102422  


"Malicious cyber activity is occurring on an unprecedented scale with extraordinary sophistication,"


Quote from
U.S. Cyberwar Strategy: The Pentagon Plans to Attack

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14 years ago, February 10th 2010 No: 4 Msg: #103180  

Police in Hubei province announced to the Chinese media over the weekend that they had closed down the operation, which state media said was the largest training site for Chinese hackers, and arrested three of its ringleaders. Black Hawk is accused of collecting more than $1 million in tuition from 12,000 subscribers and 170,000 others who took its online courses, according to Chinese media.


Quote from China says it shut down online academy for hackers
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