Under increasing pressure from state and federal governments, MySpace.com has enacted new measures to block sexual predators from their site. Among the new protective measures will be an age verification system, and other security software features to prevent the misuse of the popular social networking site.
MySpace Cracks Down on Sexual Predators
Spam Wars: Spam “Kingpin” Indicted
In the battle against spam, CNN is reporting that a “kingpin” spammer has been indicted on multiple fraud charges this past week. The spammer in question, Alan Ralsky, was one of 11 defendants indicted on 41 counts of computer fraud by a Detroit grand jury last week.
2007: A Banner Year for Cybercrime
Wired.com is reporting that 2007 has been a very good year indeed for cyber criminals. The problem is that the Web continues to grow at an astronomical rate, making enforcement of law and order a difficult issue online.
How To Detect Counterfeit Money
In what has to be one of the most ridiculous crimes in all of history, a South Carolina man tried to open a bank account with a fake million-dollar bill. The man, Alexander Smith is 31 years old and tried to open the bank account with the funny money on Monday, November 26, 2007. This isn’t the first time that someone has tried to open an account with fake money. However, there is only one problem that Alexander Smith failed to take into consideration. The largest bill that has ever been printed is a bill for $100,000. There has never been a million dollar bill printed.
Murder on MySpace: Hoax Leads to Suicide
The Internet isn’t a safe place. First there was the news regarding the Craigslist murder of a young woman who answered an ad for a nanny, and now a MySpace hoax has resulted in the suicide of thirteen-year-old girl.
Use Caution When Answering Online Ads
Katherine Ann Olson answered an ad in Craigslist for a nanny. She was later found dead in the trunk of her car. In another recent case, Lisa Montgomery is accused of killing pregnant mother, Bobbi Jo Stinnett and stealing her unborn baby. The two chatted online regarding dogs. There is no question about it; the Internet played a vital role in the deaths of these two women.
From Felon To Firefighter - California Inmate Program
It may come as a surprise, but many inmates have been called from the day-to-day routine of life as a prisoner to don the task as fire fighter in California’s latest blaze. When a person is convicted of a crime, one of the main goals of incarceration is to have that person pay their debt to society. However, when a grand scale crises ensues, inmates are often called upon to serve. In the past week, over 4,000 inmates have been doing just that.
How Identity Theft Works
The identity of each individual is the most important thing for everyone. People do the best that they can possibly can in order to have a respectable identity that they can be very proud of. People work hard in order to be able to support their family and themselves. There are times that people are accused of a crime that they did not commit but evidences show that their name is the same as the name of the accused that results to putting innocent people in jail. Some credit cards are often used without the owner’s permission. These cases are a result of identity theft. Identity theft also known as identity fraud is when an individual uses the identification documents or personal information of another individual in order to mimic that person’s identity because of whatever reason. It is an act of stealing someone else’ identity to commit theft or fraud. In September of 2003, a survey made by the Federal Trade Commission estimated that there are about 10 million residents of United States became a victim of identity theft in the year 2002.
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