Category: Cyber Law

World’s Largest Cybercrime? Zeus and Mules, What Will They Think of Next?

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Over 100 arrests and charges have been filed in both the U.S. and United Kingdom in what has been heralded as the largest cyber-crime to date. At least 80 people from the U.S. have been named and many people charged in the case are believed to have fled the United States. Twenty arrests were made in London. The estimates of the cyber thefts have been as high as 70 million dollars with 3 million dollars thus far identified as being stolen from U.S. bank accounts. According to Gordon Snow, assistant…

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Received a Complaint From the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) About Your Domain Name?

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If you have received a UDRP domain name dispute complaint from the National Arbitration forum either by mail or by email, you should respond to it as soon as possible. Otherwise, you may lose your domain name. The acronym UDRP stands for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedure. It is a procedure that has been established by ICANN, the governing body of the Internet to handle domain name disputes in an expeditious manner through arbitration. The legal proceedings are commenced in an attempt to take away a domain name from…

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Internet Investigations Can Give Cyber Stalking Victims Peace of Mind

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With the advancement of technology will also generally be followed with a lot more problems that can occur. In the world of computers and the internet, one problem that is becoming increasingly more common is cyber stalking. This problem is becoming so widespread that almost everyone has had to deal with this occurrence at least once. The sad part of this is that many people that are victimized in this way think there is nothing they can do about it. The fact of the matter is that there are a…

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Reasons Why a Cyber Stalker Chooses to Terrorize Individuals Online

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There is a wide variety of reasons why a cyber stalker may choose the Internet as the source of various types of intimidation. In the majority of cases the main reason for this involves the particular offender’s lack of self esteem or self confidence. These individuals often feel that because they cannot be seen they are safe in abusing or violating individuals in a number of ways without being caught. The truth of the matter is that even when this type of harassment and intimidation is done through online channels…

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Cyber Stalkers and MySpace – Caution is Essential to Safety

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MySpace is quickly becoming one of the most widely used websites for staying in touch with family and friends. The reason for this is because it is so effective at doing just that. Another reason it is so popular is because it is considered safe. You should beware however, cyber stalkers can strike even on protected sites such as this one. Regardless of the websites you use or visit you should always be very careful about the type of personal information you allow strangers to see. All it takes is…

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Physicians-Only Social Network?

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Do physicians-only online networks really have the potential to drastically change the face of healthcare collaboration and education? Already, websites like sermo.com and ozmosis.com restrict access to licensed medical practitioners to provide a forum for doctors to discuss specific cases. The concern to this Internet lawyer is obvious. Patient privacy. Are doctors violating legal and ethical standards by posting any identifying information about patients? Physician-only websites share many of the same risks as open online services that host “user-generated content.” Once posted, the original author has very little control over…

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The Fear of Being the Victim of a Cyber Stalker

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According to the safety organization known as WHOA or Working to Halt Online Abuse, the number of individuals confronted by a cyber stalker has steadily increased over the last few years. In 2009 statistics reported that there was a 7% increase in female victims from the previous year. Originally cyber stalking offenders were largely male however there was also an increase in the number of female aggressors making the gap between male and female cyber stalkers only 10% in difference with males still slightly in the lead. One of the…

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Child Pornography and The Potential Risk Of Having Your Computer Compromised By Outsiders

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The issue of child pornography, and the sickening abuse and exploitation that is carried out in order to acquire such material is a tragically common issue in our society, and despite the best efforts of the judiciary and online safety campaigners, there are children who still fall through the cracks and who end up abused, victimized and exploited. Attorneys in Cambridge have identified another major blow to the war against the abuse of children for profit and “pleasure”: that many innocent people are actually finding themselves the hapless victims of…

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Can Court Documents Be Served on Me Through Twitter or Facebook?

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In most countries where a person is having difficulty serving documents personally upon either a person or business, they can approach a Court and request a Court Order which allows them to serve the documents or Order upon the person or business in an alternate form than the Court Rules for service prescribe. There have been cases where Lawyers, the Police and a blogger have approached a Court to ask for permission to serve Court documents or Orders online through a social networking website. In order to be successful in…

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A Reverse Email Look-Up Can Put an End to Internet Harassment and Cyber Stalking

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The family desk-top or laptop computer is an exciting place that most everyone these days spends a large amount of their time. They are often either playing games, talking to friends, taking care of banking needs or other types of responsibilities, or just searching the net. A growing problem that can interrupt and interfere with the time that many adults, teenagers and even our young children spend on the computer is the frustrating experience of being constantly bothered and harassed while they are online. There are even some people that…

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