Read more Internet crime stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24728/internet-crime.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:37:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63734/swindlers-are-trying-to-tweet-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's lowlifes are taking full advantage of Twitter's high profile, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Better Business Bureau warns that there has been a surge in scamsters luring people into phony work-from-home schemes. They urge users to be extremely wary of any "cash-for-tweets" scheme offering easy income.http://www.newser.com/story/63734/swindlers-are-trying-to-tweet-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 8:31:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55832/mccartneys-web-site-hacked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaul McCartney's official web site was infected with malware that allowed hackers to access computer data of fans who logged on, reports the Telegraph . An internet security surveillance firm spotted the LuckySpoilt invasion early this week and purged the site. It's unclear how many users may have been affected. Hits...http://www.newser.com/story/55832/mccartneys-web-site-hacked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 2:49:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49488/computer-virus-targets-gullible-lovebirds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Valentine-themed spam campaign is underway, with a side dish of coercion and extortion, Computer Weekly reports. Users receive an email, ostensibly from a secret admirer, with a link to a website that downloads a bot called Waledec. Not only does Waledec co-opt the user’s address list and start sending...http://www.newser.com/story/49488/computer-virus-targets-gullible-lovebirds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 16:55:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36036/blogger-arrested-in-gnr-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFBI agents arrested a blogger suspected of posting songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy on his website; the 27-year-old appeared in court yesterday, where bail was set at $10,000. Kevin Cogill, who reportedly admitted to streaming nine songs on his website in June, was charged...http://www.newser.com/story/36036/blogger-arrested-in-gnr-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:16:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27661/myspace-bullys-case-sets-risky-course-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—...http://www.newser.com/story/27661/myspace-bullys-case-sets-risky-course-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 14:43:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24808/global-action-urged-on-kid-abuse-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain's Internet Watch Foundation is calling for the creation of an international body to help stamp out internet sites profiting from images of child sex abuse, the BBC reports. There are nearly 3,000 such sites worldwide, a number that has stayed constant over the last three years as sites...http://www.newser.com/story/24808/global-action-urged-on-kid-abuse-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 5:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20357/do-we-need-a-new-safer-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline debate exploded after former FBI agent Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that a second, safer Internet is needed. "The same positives that the Internet provides for information sharing, also create negatives in terms of ‘bringing to task' those that wish to use the Internet for illicit purposes," wrote Dempsey. But...http://www.newser.com/story/20357/do-we-need-a-new-safer-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Feb 2008 12:35:02 CST