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Cops understand only crack of whip, says Supreme Court
Common Citizens are often harassed by the police's refusal to register FIRs (first information reports), have turned the tables on the men in khaki, thanks to the Supreme Court.
Stating that officials in India understood only the "crack of a whip", the apex court on Friday ordered that a policeman turning away a person without registering his complaint
could face contempt of court charges and cool his heels in jail if he failed to justify non-registration of the FIR. The victims of cyber crime often face such a condition, as mostly
cyber crime complaints are not registered on the plea that it is not covered under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (wich is not comprehensive enough), e.g. fake Orkut Profiles.
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India
1. Terrorists new weapon: E-mails to media houses
While the security agencies were grappling with the e-mail of Indian Mujahideen, some media houses have been busy in receiving emails warning of more bomb explosions in various parts of the country.
Various television channels in the national capital as well as in Bangalore have received emails from one email address or the other, warning various places that would be targeted soon.
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2. Toon porn star Savita Bhabhi in police radar
The Indian authorities is likely to press Ctrl+ Alt + Del on Savita Bhabhi, reportedly the first cartoon porn star in the country. The latest report is that Savita Bhabhi had caught the fancy of an 11-year-old boy in the city, who allegedly sent an obscene MMS clip from the site to his teacher prompting the police to make a move against the virtual bhabhi's sexcapades.
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3. SC slams Bureaucrats for 'insensitive approach'
Commoners, often harassed by the police's refusal to register FIRs (first information reports), have turned the tables on the men in khaki, thanks to the Supreme Court.
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4. Phishers using job offers as bait
It was a hot offer Sanjay (name changed) simply couldn't ignore. He had recently enrolled with a job portal and when the opening landed in his e-mail inbox, he wasn't sure if his profile matched the post. Nevertheless, he wanted to give it a try and replied.
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5. Kolkatta cyber cafes raided by Cops
Cases were slapped on two cyber cafes in central Calcutta on Wednesday for not following the guidelines laid down by police.
During raids on Tuesday night, officers of New Market police station saw that the two cyber cafes were not recording names, addresses, phone numbers and other details of customers.
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USA
1. MySpace lands man in jail
A 47-year-old Seguin man was picked up early this month by the attorney general’s office in a sweep of convicted sex offenders who were illegally using the MySpace.com social networking Web site.
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2. Court Says That COPA Anti-Porn Law Is Unconstitutional
After the Supreme Court rejected most of the Communications Decency Act as being unconstitutional, Congress tried again with the more friendly sounding Child Online Protection Act. But it was basically the same thing as the CDA, and court after court has struck it down as unconstitutional.
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3. Cyber losses cost Canadian companies $637,000 a year, says IT study
Information technology security breaches cost the average publicly traded Canadian company $637,000 a year, says a new study by the University of Toronto's business school.
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4. Google helps Brazil fight child porn
Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally.
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5. US: We Will Not Give Up Oversight Of Internet Domain Name Root Zone
The Bush administration has no intention of giving up United States oversight role of the management of the central root zone of the internet domain name system (DNS), the essential database storing information on how to reach domain names on the global internet.
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Europe
1. Banks are liable for phishing attacks on customers, says German court
A German court has ruled that banks are liable for phishing attacks on customers, reports Spiegel. A judgment of the Amtsgericht (lowest court) at Wiesloch says the banks are responsible for damages arising from unauthorised interception of confidential data (phishing).
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2. EBay wins court victory against Tiffany & Co
EBay, the internet auction site, has won a significant battle in the war over the sale of luxury goods on its site. A US court has ruled that Tiffany & Co, the world-famous jewellers, failed to prove the online auctioneer was responsible for the sale of fake Tiffany jewellery on its website.
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3. Cleveland Police Chief Might Face High Court Anti-Piracy Action
After the police arrest citizens for minor copyright infringements that allegedly took place on OiNK, they now face their own anti-piracy woes. Chief Constable Steve Finnigan is accused by the music industry of copyright infringement and now faces High Court action.
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4. Romanian Cyber Bosses Arrested
Authorities have arrested more than 20 people in Romania who are suspected of running online fraud schemes, according to media reports.
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5. UK to upgrade computer law
THE UK government has pledged a wide scale refresh of computer law, including further amendments, by the end of 2008.
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Asia
1. Pak: Manipulation of stocks with SMS now a cyber crime
Manipulation of the stock exchange market through short messaging services (SMS) from mobile phones will be treated as a cyber crime, the federal government decided on Sunday.
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2. Korea: Internet Portals Must Be Accountable
The Fair Trade Commission said Sunday that around half of the 110 terms of agreement offered by the country’s six major Internet portals, including Daum and Naver, contained clauses that unilaterally limit or violate the rights of users.
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3. Pak Hacker’ sentenced to 41 years, fined Rs 500,000
The Special Banking Court on Thursday sentenced a man to 41 years and a Rs 500,000 fine for a credit-card fraud. According to a handout, the Cyber Crime Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Muhammad Khan alias Ali Bhai from Lahore and seized a laptop, five machines, counterfeited credit cards of 20 international banks and data of various international banks.
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4. Doha steps up fight against cyber crime
QATAR is determined to fight cyber crime and keep the online services offered by the government as well as other institutions safe, the chief of the country’s public security has said.
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5. China blamed for cyber-terrorism
Professor John Walker, managing director of forensics consultancy Secure-Bastion, said at the International Crime Science Conference in London last week that the Chinese government was behind the 'Titan Rain' attacks on the US and the UK.
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Australia & Africa
1. NZ teenage hacker charges dropped
A New Zealand teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network has been discharged without a conviction.
Owen Thor Walker, 18, was ordered to pay $10,000 (£5,000) in damages and hand over his computer-related assets. Police said they were interested in using his skills to fight cyber-crime.
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2. Aussie teens try to tackle cyber crime
Faced with the danger of online predators, fraudsters and bullies, a group of Australian teenagers are putting their heads together with others from around the world to tackle internet crime.
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3. Legislation and Regulation for e-Commerce in Kenya
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) will add at least one percent point growth to Kenya's overall economic growth within five years. This is contingent upon the adoption of legislation that supports electronic transactions.
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4. Nigeria: Global InfoSwift Wades Into Banks' Security Challenges
Global InfoSwift Technologies Limited (GIS), a leading technology solution provider in Nigeria, is set to address security challenges confronting the nation's financial institutions. This is particularly against the backdrop of a recent report, that internet crime resulted in about $240 million losses last year alone. This figure is a $40 million increase over reported losses in 2006.
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5. South African cyber crook turns into cyber sleuth for hire
The story of Alistair Peterson reminds me of "Catch Me If You Can", the Spielberg movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Frank Abagnale, the protagonist played by DiCaprio, is a young man that uses his genius and total lack of scruples to scam airlines, banks, police and FBI over a multi-year crime spree. When finally caught he turns a new leaf and devotes the rest of his life to fighting crime, particularly check fraud.
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Security & Privacy
1. Cybercriminals Reinvent Methods of Malicious Attacks
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, reported today that cybercriminals are not only leveraging new technologies to propagate cybercrime, but are also reinventing forms of social engineering to cleverly ensnare both consumers and businesses, according to the "Trend Micro Threat Roundup and Forecast 1H 2008" report.
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2. Computer general and a botnet army
There he is, the cyber criminal who crippled the Pennsylvania University computer network. A teenage genius computer programmer from Whitianga who created malicious software, which was used to invade and control hundreds of computers.
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3. E-hijackers make a killing with 'ransomware'
‘Name and Fame’ were once the driving factors for writing viruses, but that’s not what drives virus authors of today. Now, it’s all about money and the present generations of malware authors are finding new ways to indulge in cyber crime.
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4. Hackers snoop on mobile phones
Planning to buy that fancy smart phone? A word of caution: Internet-enabled phones have gaping security weaknesses waiting to be exploited, warn cyber security experts. Any smart phone — including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian phones — can be hacked by a nerd with a little bit of code and some cunning.
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5. Escaping the phishing net
Phishing continues to be one of the rapidly growing classes of identity theft scams on the Internet. It can be curbed with a blend of technology, policy guidelines and user awareness
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