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Spies stealing state and military secrets, but no mention of Chinese hacking
in the West. Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009. Amnesty International is calling for Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft to stop allowing the Chinese government to censor the Internet for its citizens. Social sites likely to be big targets for cyber criminals Software giant files 20 lawsuits in the US as it unveils a new website tohelp partners spot illegal software Microsoft has been stepping up its co-operation with law enforcement communities worldwide in an effort to combat electronic crime. The U.S. Secret Service has publicized an ongoing undercover operation targeting people who steal personal information and create malicious software to sell it in online forums. The Department of Justice Thursday said an investigation this summer into online fraud and crime has led to more than 150 arrests or convictions nationwide. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stung a pornography marketer with a US$465,000 civil penalty this week for breaking anti-spam regulations that require an email warning of sexually explicit materials. Two spammers who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spam spewing zombies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges. The individuals admitted sending illegal emails hawking mortgage opportunities, a device for improving gas mileage, and other products and services. With the first successful prosecution under HIPAA, will there now be a greater crackdown on ID theft? John Sterlicchi reports The Chinese government is increasing its crackdown on internet pornography by threatening culprits with life imprisonment. T-Mobile USA says it has made security a top priority after it emerged that a hacker had broken into the company's internal systems and viewed customer details. High tech crime police in 11 countries have cracked a multi-million pound software piracy ring. German authorities are stepping up the hunt for computer hackers.