Topic: Cyber Crime Hits the Big Time in 2006.

[mistybear]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122200367.html

[Simon]

It's very worrying, and to be honest, I can't see the Internet lasting in it's present form for too many more years, as they don't seem to be able to catch these criminals, and soon it won't be safe to do anything online.

[Clive]

I'm now receiving over 300 spams each day, most of which are filtered into my spam box.  Unfortunately one or two genuine e-mails land up in my spam box which is the only reason I sift through it.  But now I'm considering letting the box fill up without checking it at all.  The messages just get deleted after 30 days and if any important mail gets deleted then I will learn to live with it.

Another interesting article can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6198113.stm

[sam]

same here clive... but i cant be arsed to even go in it...

i think the internet would be a hell of a lot safer if people were taught basic computer literacy before they were able to buy a computer!! with everyone using windows it allows the bad guys an easy playing field... lets get some rocks to throw at them....

[mistybear]