Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain

Cybercrime in the UK rose by more than 9% in 2007, according to a new report.

Online identity firm Garlik’s cybercrime report claims that more than 3.5 million online crimes were committed in the UK last year.

The majority of crimes related to fraud and abusive or threatening emails. There was an 8% drop in online identity theft and sexual offences fell 2%.  (Wired)

Police target ‘worst of the worst’

The provincial government has drafted a hit list of criminals it believes are responsible for a majority of crimes in Alberta, warning them they’ll feel the heat if they don’t clean up their act.

The hit list is part of a new, $10.4-million program — the first of its kind in Canada — targeting serious repeat offenders of property crimes provincewide through strengthened co-ordination between law enforcement, courts and probation officers. (Calgary Herald)

State Warns Passport Applicants Of Danger of Credit Card Fraud

The State Department has notified approximately 400 passport applicants in the D.C. area of a breach in its database security that allowed a ring of thieves to obtain confidential information so they could fraudulently use credit cards stolen from the mail, officials said.

The scheme, involving two major government agencies, came to light months ago through a fluke. On March 25, D.C. police officers on a routine patrol stopped a car on the suspicion that its windows were excessively tinted, an apparent violation of city law. Smelling marijuana, the officers searched the car and discovered that the 24-year-old driver was carrying 21 credit cards not in his name and printouts of eight passport applications — and that four of the names on the passport applications matched the names on four of the credit cards, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. (Washington Post)

Homeland Security Equipment Missing: Worth Millions

It is only a matter of time before terrorists strike again here in the United States. That is the warning from many homeland security experts. But a News 4 Trouble Shooters investigation uncovers millions of dollars in equipment used in the fight against terrorism is missing. (WOAI)

Homeland Security Program Riddled With Problems

It’s called Project Shield and will cost you more than $40 million when it’s done, leaving U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for a countywide high-tech surveillance program. So why is the homeland security project busted?

Police sources told CBS 2’s Dave Savini that taxpayers got ripped off and that all the cameras and software in the world are meaningless if they don’t work.  (CBS)

Candidates weigh in on wars, terrorism fight

 

When it comes to fighting terrorism, John McCain and Barack Obama share some common ground. Both promise to intensify cooperation with other nations, boost U.S. intelligence-gathering and bolster homeland defenses.

There also are profound differences in their approaches, however, beginning with Iraq. (Full Story)

From Kashmir to Kerala, how did terrorism spread?

The killing of four men from Kerala by security forces in far away Jammu and Kashmir has led to worried community leaders here introspecting on the hows and whys of terrorism striking root in their stat.  (Economic Times)

Khawaja guilty of terrorism

A Canadian software developer who designed and built a remote-control device meant to trigger bomb blasts was found guilty of financing and facilitating terrorism yesterday, but escaped conviction on charges he developed the device to blow up targets in Britain.Momin Khawaja, the first person charged and the second convicted under Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act, faces the possibility of life in prison at a sentencing set for Nov. 18. (Toronto Star)

National Security Experts Agree: Biden Was Right; Enemies Likely To ‘Test’ Next President

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the federal government is monitoring “dozens” of potential terrorists in the U.S. … Chertoff says there is a risk that some would see opportunity during the transition between administrations.  (ThinkProgress)

Four charged under anti-terrorism laws: police

Four men arrested last week during raids in Birmingham have been charged under anti-terrorism laws and will appear in court on Tuesday, police said.Three of the men, aged 29, 30 and 34, all from the city, were charged with engaging in conduct with the intention of assisting in the commission of acts of terrorism, West Midlands police said late Monday. (AFP)

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