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Spammers scam child protection group to propagate trojan
Emails that appear sent by an anti-child pornography nonprofit group - but in fact are being delivered by spammers - are trying to use scare tactics to get unsuspecting recipients to download a trojan, a security firm warned today.
Aug 22 2006 7:00PM
Security
Nebraska child support network hacked
A hacker on Wednesday hijacked a server on the Nebraska’s child support payment computer system, gaining access to the personal information of more than 300,000 individuals and employers who pay and receive child support, state Treasurer Ron Ross said today.
Jun 29 2006 9:56PM
Security
Internet industry unites against child pornography
In a bid to clamp down on internet child pornography, 18 of the world's most prominent financial institutions and internet firms have joined with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), and its sister organization, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The goal of the alliance is to eradicate commercial child pornography by 2008.
Mar 22 2006 10:15AM
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U.K. clamps down on online child porn
The number of web-based child abuse images hosted from U.K. servers has plummeted from 18 percent of all child abuse images found on the internet in 1997 to just 0.4 percent today, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2005 Annual Report.
Mar 8 2006 9:34AM
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UK government aims to pull plug on online child abuse
Whitehall has published new guidance designed to protect children using web chatrooms and search engines. The Home Office said it has joined forces with UK internet service providers to develop the guides that aim to create a safer online environment for children when they use moderated chat services or search engines.
Nov 17 2005 11:26AM
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