Tuesday, November 15, 2011

International Cybercrime Roundup

Here's a look at recent news in the cybercrime field from other countries:

  • CANADA - The case of a convicted child pornographer who possessed 4.5 million images (the largest ever in Canada) has set the sentencing "benchmark ... at the maximum." How long exactly? Five years.
  • CHINA - A website hosting illegal copies of Windows operating systems was recently shutdown. Over 4,000 copies were downloaded in 2011 alone.
  • SERBIA - Police broke up a child pornography ring of more than 80 people in an operation known as Armagedon.
  • UNITED KINGDOM - Northern Ireland schools participate in week of cyberbullying awareness.

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