Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Editorial: The value of a secure presidential election
Oct 16, 2019 5:00 PM - A Daily Herald editorial says $2.2 billion is not too much for Americans to invest in making sure the 2020 presidential election is secure from foreign interference. -
FBI cybersecurity expert speaks Friday at Harper CollegeOct 10, 2019 2:12 PM - A special agent with the FBI will visit Harper College on Friday to discuss the latest changes in cybersecurity.
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Ex-legislator's attorneys get more time to prepare for key hearing in 'revenge porn' case
Sep 12, 2019 7:16 PM - Lawyers for disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer will have two months to craft an argument about why the case against their client should be thrown out of court. -
Cops and Crime: One in four people who buy online gets counterfeits
May 17, 2019 5:30 AM - One in four people who've bought something online ended up with a counterfeit, sometimes even from well-known online marketers, a study by the Better Business Bureau says. Here's how to fight back.
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Former Grainger IT specialist sent to prison for hackingMay 8, 2019 10:28 PM - A three-year prison sentence has been handed down to a man found guilty of hacking the servers of a Lake Forest company after he was fired.
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Class-action sought in biometric data lawsuit against North Aurora senior facilityMar 20, 2019 2:32 PM - Two former employees of a North Aurora-based assisted-living center are seeking class-action status on a lawsuit over biometric data. Shenae Scott and Louis Bermudes argue Asbury Gardens has been collecting, data such as fingerprints of employees, in violation of the state's 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act, according to a lawsuit recently filed in Kane County.
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Sauer pleads not guilty to charges he posted women's photos online without consent
Feb 6, 2019 12:02 PM - Former state Rep. Nick Sauer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a dozen criminal charges alleging he posted nude images of two women online without their consent. -
Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted on charges he posted nude photos of 2 women
Jan 9, 2019 5:36 PM - Disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer was indicted by a Lake County grand jury Wednesday on charges he posted nude photos of two women on a fake social media account. -
Aurora police: Robbery shows need to use monitored parking spaces for internet buysJan 4, 2019 4:11 PM - Aurora police are reminding residents to use one of four parking spots at the police station for meeting to buy or sell goods off the internet after a man was robbed of his cellphone and smartwatch while trying to sell a high-end coffee maker last week.
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Deerfield man charged with soliciting cop he thought was a teen
Oct 13, 2018 11:41 AM - A Deerfield man has been charged with soliciting an undercover Lake County sheriff's detective posing as a teen.
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