Cybercrime

Training Is First Action Following Unveiling of AG Coakley’s Strategic Plan for Cyber Crime

November 01, 2007 -- WALTHAM – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, hosted a cyber crime training session for Massachusetts law enforcement. The day-long training, held yesterday, entitled “Cyber Crimes 101,” was attended by more than 300 law enforcement officers from across the state.    » read more »

At the Dartmouth CIO/CISO Executive Workshop on Cyber Security

October 11, 2007 -- Hanover, New Hampshire -- (Remarks as prepared) -- "I want to thank all of you for making the commitment to be here. As you all know, this happens to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It is an annual event officially sanctioned by the Congress through a formal resolution, and supported by DHS, the national cyber security alliance, the Multi-State ISAC and numerous companies and organizations around the country.    » read more »

Goal is to educate every middle and high school student on cybersafety

September 5, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that beginning this fall, the Child Predator CyberCrime Unit will take the Attorney General’s cybersafety program into schools statewide. Speaking to students, teachers and school superintendents at Rampello Downtown Partnership School in Tampa, Attorney General McCollum stressed the importance of teaching Florida’s children about cybersafety.    » read more »

Groundbreaking Investigation Stemmed From MySpace Information

August 31, 2007 -- Granite City – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Madison County State’s Attorney Bill Mudge announced today that they have filed charges against a Granite City sex offender resulting from the Attorney General’s investigation into registered sex offenders with MySpace profiles. The charges were filed today in Madison County Circuit Court and stemmed from the subpoenas issued earlier this year by 31 attorneys general to MySpace, a popular social networking site.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – Two more defendants pleaded guilty in Milwaukee to charges of criminal copyright infringement as a result of their selling counterfeit software on eBay, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Steven M. Biskupic for the Eastern District of Wiscon­sin announced today.    » read more »

Meeting follows in-depth survey by the Attorney General’s Office to address the severity of cyber crime and the various challenges facing law enforcement

June 15, 2007 -- BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley gathered with law enforcement officials from around the state Wednesday to map out a comprehensive, statewide approach to cyber crime in an effort to ensure that Massachusetts is a model for the country in preventing, investigating and prosecuting crimes with an electronic or cyber component.    » read more »

June 13, 2007 -- Today the Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle “botherders” and elevate the public’s cyber security awareness of botnets. OPERATION BOT ROAST is a national initiative and ongoing investigations have identified over 1 million victim computer IP addresses.    » read more »

Legislature grants funding for 50 additional cybercrime staff

May 3, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Following today’s passage of the state budget by the Florida House and Senate, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum expressed his sincere appreciation to the members of the Legislature for fully supporting his budget request to expand the Child Predator CyberCrime Unit.

“I am extremely grateful to the members of the House and Senate for carrying out their promise to protect Florida’s children,” said Attorney General McCollum.    » read more »

Attorney General looks ahead to the critical expansion of CyberCrime Units statewide

April 19, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today praised both the House and Senate for passing the CyberCrimes Against Children Act of 2007 (SB 1004), a measure that toughens penalties for those who use the internet to sexually prey on children. This bill now positions Florida as a national leader in the legal fight against child pornography and internet solicitation of children.    » read more »