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Informer
11-04-07, 11:47 AM
UK e-crime chief: Cyber criminals are undeterred (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=uk/0-0&fd=R&url=http://computerworld.com/action/article.do%3Fcommand%3DviewArticleBasic%26taxonomy Name%3Dcybercrime_and_hacking%26articleId%3D901464 2%26taxonomyId%3D82%26intsrc%3Dkc_feat&cid=0&ei=27wcRonuBJbwoQP0qJSiCQ)
Computerworld, MA - 27 Mar 2007
IDGNS: What types of online crimes has the unit focused its energy on? Lemon: Most of our investigations have been around fraud, which I summarize as lying to get your money. A lot of traditional investigation techniques apply but just online. I think we get a bit intoxicated by the IT element of it. It's just normal crime. That's why we need our international partners, because with this type of crime it's not the person next door, it could be the person on the other end of the world....


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busybeehelpers
20-04-07, 01:31 PM
I can see how it can be difficult at times to catch people who are doing fraud and crimes on the Internet.

cesc
23-04-07, 02:27 AM
IP spoofing can really hide hackers...as well as proxies and tunneling...I'd never do that though although it is tempting to be honest...but stealing is a sin.