Expert: Chris Wagoner - 1/26/2008

Question
Dear Sir,

I need Information about "The cyber crime should be taken as seriously as any other crime"..

Answer
Hi Ansari,

Here is the best web site for information on the effects of and cyber-crime fighting.

http://www.cybercrime.gov/

Here are a few recent headlines as to why its serious (If you want to read on them, just copy them and search in Google):

Three Indicted and Arrested in One of the Largest Counterfeit Goods Prosecutions in U.S. History: Infringed Goods Valued at More Than $100 Million (January 17, 2008)

Former St. Cloud Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Planting "Logic Bomb" on Hospital Computer (January 10, 2008)

Four Minnesota Residents Charged in California with Scheme to Defraud Cisco of Computer Networking Equipment: Defendant Fraudulently Conspired to Obtain over $400,000 in Equipment From Cisco under the SMARTnet Service Contract Program (January 9, 2008)

Former Systems Administrator Gets 30 Months in Prison for Planting "Logic Bomb" in Company Computers (January 8, 2008)

Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme (January 3, 2008)

L.A. County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Hotel Business Kiosks and Stealing Credit Card Information (December 18, 2007)

Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking (December 17, 2007)

Ten Indicted for Pretexting in "Operation Dialing for Dollars": Defendants Would Adopt Various Identities to Get Confidential Tax, Medical and Employment Info (December 6, 2007)

Ten Charged in $200 Million Smuggling Operation into the Port of Newark: Defendants Charged with Bypassing Border Security Measures at the Port of Newark by Paying More Than $500,000 in Bribes (December 5, 2007)

St. Stephen Man Convicted of Sexual Assault, Fraud, Witness Tampering and Extortion Scheme (December 4, 2007)

North Carolina Man Sentenced to 110 Years for Computer Hacking and Child Pornography (November 30, 2007)

Brothers Who Operated Fraudlent Salvation Army Website After Katrina Sentenced to Prison (November 28, 2007)

Former Customs Officer Sentenced in Conspiracy Case (November 27, 2007)

Two Ohio Women Charged with Illegally Intercepting School Officials’ E-mails and Illegally Possessing User Names and Passwords (November 20, 2007)

Pasadena Man Sentenced for Defrauding Renton On-line Gaming Company: Man Used Stolen Identities to Order and Resell Goods from Wizards of the Coast On-line Store (November 16, 2007)

Smithfield, Pennsylvania, Resident Entered Guilty Plea to Trafficking in Copyrighted CDs (November 15, 2007)

Justice Department Announces Seventh Guilty Plea in P2P Piracy Crackdown (November 14, 2007)

U.S. Charges Six with Trafficking In Counterfeit Designer Clothing (November 14, 2007)

Former Employee of Cia and Fbi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Unauthorized Computer Access and Naturalization Fraud (November 13, 2007)

Romanian Authorities Arrest 9 of 22 Defendants Charged in Organized Crime Group: 21 Simultaneous Searches Reveal Evidence of Massive "Phishing" and Fraud Scheme (November 13, 2007)

"Swatter" Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy: Defendant Made False 911 Calls for Fun and Profit by Using "Spoof" Cards (November 9, 2007)

Hope this helps..