child abuse
US child abuse image suspect shielded from decrypting hard drives
The federal magistrate found that forced decryption would violate the computer scientist's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. It's no triumph for the agents who fight child abuse, but it is a win for privacy and for curtailment of government power over our data.
Ransomware scares victims with child sex abuse images
A ransomware attack takes a sinister twist - displaying images of the purported sexual abuse of children in an attempt to scare computer users into paying up.
How Justin Bieber's name is used by internet perverts
In response to an increased number of sexual blackmailers harassing and terrorising young girls online, the FBI has published tips to help young people better protect themselves. We also added a few more for good measure.
Convicted sex offender let off the hook for child abuse image collection
Inadvertent exposure of files on an unsecured wireless network doesn't justify the search that found them, an Oregon judge ruled, reversing his previous conviction of a sex offender.
48 countries join forces for biggest-ever fight against online child sex abuse
Experts estimate that there are now some one million images of abused and/or exploited children available online, with the total growing by 50,000 per year.
'Parasite' porn websites steal and spread images and videos of young people
A new study shows that 88% of sexually explicit photos and videos of children and other young people found online have been lifted from legitimate source sites, including social networking sites such as Facebook, video sites such as YouTube, or stolen/lost phones.
Child abuse photo collector forgets to encrypt his USB stick - Bad security is a good thing
Sometimes some good can come from poor computer security.
How Facebook catches would-be child molesters by analyzing relationships and chat content
Law enforcement is hailing Facebook for using its little-known data monitoring technology to spot a suspicious conversation about sex between a man in his early thirties and a 13-year-old girl from Florida.
Ransomware makes child porn menaces in broken English
Malware threatens to contact police with evidence of child abuse material on your computer - unless you pay 3000 Euros.
Paedophiles using new method to hide child abuse images online
Paedophile criminals are finding new ways to distribute images of child abuse, and hide them from the authorities, according to a new report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
Lolita City, and other alleged child porn websites, attacked by Anonymous
The hacktivist collective Anonymous has declared war on internet paedophiles, attacking websites it accuses of carrying child abuse images and videos, and declaring that anyone who hosts, promotes or supports child pornography is a target.
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