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Cyber Bullying
Growing
- CBS News -4/03/05
Protecting Teens on the Web 04/03/05
MySpace Users Big Targets for ID Theives
RedNova
Mon, 25 Dec 2006 1:06 PM PST
By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES - MySpace
devotee Kary Rogers was expecting to see a
gut-busting video when a friend from the
popular online hangout messaged him a link.
First, though, he was directed to a page
where he was supposed to re-enter his
password.
Officials file petition vs. MySpace teen
AP via Yahoo! News
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:04 AM PDT
Authorities filed a runaway juvenile
petition against a Michigan teenager who
flew to the Middle East to be with a man she
met on the MySpace.com Internet site.
Helping Your Kids Blog Safely
CBS News
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 1:34 AM PST
While Web logs, or "blogs," can serve as
excellent mediums for communication and
learning for young people, CBS tech analyst
Larry Magid offers tips to parents on how to
ensure their children's privacy and safety are
not compromised.
Credit-card fraudsters target internet
Guardian Unlimited
Mon, 07 Nov 2005 4:13 PM PST
Money: Fraudsters are turning to the internet
now that the 'chip and pin' system has closed
other money-making avenues, new figures show.
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Scoutmaster charged with soliciting child for sex over
Internet
David Mayberry believed he was sending graphic online
messages to a 12-year-old boy who was actually a
police investigator.
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Arrests Rockwood
Internet Sexual Predator
Child and Public Protection Unit Announces 71st
Predator Arrest
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Internet Safety: Do you really know where your children are?
The White Lake Beacon
Mon, 22 Aug 2005
6:21 AM PDT
In the United States, over 77 million children ages 5 -17
regularly use the internet. 8% say that, while on the
Internet, someone has asked them to keep their friendship a
secret.
Internet safety begins at home
Jonesboro Sun
Wed, 17 Aug 2005
6:50 AM PDT
Editor's note: This is the first in a 3-part series dealing
with children's safety issues. Remaining installments will
deal with drugs and alcohol and physical safety matters.
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Illegal Child Pornography Becoming One of the Fastest Growing
Internet Businesses - National Center for Missing &
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Thu, 18
Aug 2005 10:50 AM PDT
According to experts, child pornography has become a multi-billion
dollar commercial enterprise, and is among the fastest growing
businesses on the Internet. The National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children , a nonprofit dedicated to the welfare of
children, is working with law enforcement and others to combat the
production, distribution and possession of child pornography.
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FBI puts new emphasis on Internet sexual predators
Daily News Journal
Thu, 18
Aug 2005 4:13 AM PDT
One pedophile abuses an average of 235 children in a lifetime, an
FBI agent said. That's one reason the FBI focuses on predators who
sexually exploit children on the Internet, said FBI Special Agent
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Michigan Attorney General Charges Kalamazoo Internet Sexual Predator
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Mon, 15 Aug 2005
10:53 AM PDT
Attorney General Mike Cox announced today the arrest of a Kalamazoo man for
using the Internet to distribute and promote child sexually abusive
material.
Web safety tip for kids: Log off and tell an adult
Houston Chronicle
Thu, 04 Aug 2005 5:38 AM PDT
Youngsters learned a key lesson Wednesday to avoiding dangerous situations
on the Internet: Immediately log off and tell an adult. Children should use
the same rules in cyberspace that they would at parks or shopping centers.
Report says porn Web sites "exploding' as Internet goes
unchecked
Detroit Free Press - United
States
... Also, he said, identity theft is intimately tied to
... Identity thieves know those who view pornography ...
group of Senate Democrats -- Michigan's Stabenow, Arkansas ..
Data security laws coming to a state near you
Inman.com (subscription) -
Emeryville,CA,USA
... They are Alaska, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania ... and said that she often uses
examples of identity theft to get ...
NetSmartz Offers Resources on Internet Safety - Missing and Exploited
Children
BellaOnline Sat,
09 Jul 2005 10:57 PM PDT
As children become more aware of how to use the internet by chatting online,
sending an instant message and searching web sites, parents need to know how
to teach children of all ages how to protect themselves online.
Child Protection Bill Would Clamp Down on Sex Offenders
Crosswalk.com Mon,
04 Jul 2005 9:04 PM PDT
(CNSNews.com) - There is a new bipartisan congressional effort to prevent
and deter violence and sexual exploitation that targets children. The Child
Safety Act of 2005 would increase criminal penalties against child
predators.
Extortionists are
Using BBB Name to Scam Online Buyers
For Immediate Release
[Arlington, VA, June 23, 2005] – Better Business Bureaus have issued an
international alert to warn about individuals who are fraudulently using the
BBB name to extort money from online shoppers seeking to purchase
"big-ticket" items advertised at "low ball" prices.
McAfee, Inc. Releases Report on the Evolution of Cybercrime
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:00 AM PDT
McAfee, Inc. , the leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk
Management solutions, today announced the results and availability of the
McAfeeB. Virtual Criminology Report, which examines how a new class of
criminals are using the Internet in new, systematic and professional ways to
commit illegal acts.
Michigan Web site could shield kids from spam
Detroit News Mon,
04 Jul 2005 10:16 PM PDT
`LANSING -- Starting today, Michigan will offer the nation's first child
protection registry to stop Internet pornography vendors from spamming
minors with unsolicited X-rated e-mail messages.
Parents in Michigan Can Sign Up Kids to Not Get E-Mail
LANSING, Mich. - Starting Friday, parents can sign up for what Michigan
officials say is the nation's first registry aimed at keeping spammers from
sending children inappropriate e-mail.
Online predators target children
News 14 Charlotte
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 3:43 PM PDT
June is Internet Safety Month, and some scary statistics explain why people
need to protect their children from online predators. According to the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, one in every five
children who use the Internet is sexually solicited online.
National Survey Finds Voters Near Unanimous in Their Concern About Cyber
Security and Looking to Congress for Better
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Wed, 15 Jun 2005
4:00 AM PDT
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance , the only public policy and advocacy
group dedicated exclusively to cyber security, today released the results of
a nationwide survey of voters dedicated to Internet safety issues.
Microsoft CEO Warns of Internet Dangers
AP via Yahoo! News
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 0:18 AM PDT
Computer users, beware. The head of the world's largest software company
worries that consumers who make Internet purchases have become too
complacent about the risks of financial fraud and stolen identity.
x-eBay Security Chief Sees A Safer Internet
In The Future
Security Pipeline
Sun, 05 Jun 2005
7:11 PM PDT
Howard Schmidt thinks there's been great progress, and better identity
management will help make the Internet safer. Though it's not for a lack of
trying by the crooks.
Michigan Department of Information Technology launched a new cybersecurity
Web site 05/27/05
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand
Rapids,MI,USA
This month the Michigan Department of Information Technology launched
a new ... Any tool that guards against identity theft,
robbery and physical harm is another ...
Beware of instant messages
Kansas City Star
Sun, 29 May 2005 0:08 AM PDT
THE SCAM : A new worm and a phishing scam are hitting members of the America
Online and Yahoo instant messaging networks, security companies warn.
Internet Child Porn Victim Talks About Ordeal
WESH NewsChannel2000.com via Yahoo! News
Wed, 25 May 2005 6:51 AM PDT
A young girl whose haunting image became an international symbol of Internet
child sex abuse is talking about her ordeal for the first time.
Hackers Taking Hostages
Wired News - USA
Computer users already anxious about viruses and identity theft have new
reason to ... protected books from university libraries at Harvard, Michigan
and Stanford. ...
Fed funds bolster state anti-hacking efforts
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... are," Lohrmann said Wednesday at a forum sponsored by Michigan State
University's ... privacy protection, computer use for children and the
prevention of identity ...
Hacker Hunters
An elite force takes on the dark side of computing
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