Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Here's how you can avoid holiday scamsNov 28, 2022 4:30 am - The Better Business Bureau has received reports of nearly $380 million in online retail fraud losses in 2022 so far, but 'tis the season when scammers really up their ga...
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How a Mount Prospect detective leaned into his banker past to become a crypto crimefighterSep 06, 2022 5:30 am - Cryptocurrency has many names: bitcoin, ethereum, tether, chainlink, litecoin and shiba inu, to list just a handful. Whatever the name, it all means the same thing to a ...
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Des Plaines resident bilked of $750 in cryptocurrency, police sayAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A scammer posing as a Department of Health and Human Services employee stole $750 in cryptocurrency from a Des Plaines resident on Friday, according to police. The thief...
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Canine Tera(byte) to help Lake County Sheriff 's Office combat human trafficking, child exploitationAug 15, 2022 1:00 am - The newest crime fighter for the Lake County sheriff's office is a 1½-year-old Labrador retriever specially trained to find electronic devices. Tera(byte), an electronic...
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Learn about cybercrime at Maine Township programJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - Maine Township officials and the Cook County sheriff's office will host a program on computer crimes and safety on Thursday. The session is set for 6 p.m. July 7 at town...
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Elgin man charged with possessing, disseminating child pornographyJun 28, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man who authorities say admitted to having "a few hundred" images of child pornography in his possession was ordered held on $100,000 bail Tuesday. Irak Martin...
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Why an appellate court denied Degorski's latest bid for new trial in Brown's Chicken murdersJun 17, 2022 5:10 am - A witness who provided police with the break they needed to arrest two men in the 1993 Brown's Chicken murders in Palatine stood to gain a six-figure reward for her tip ...
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Downers Grove man charged with hacking suburban health care providerMay 25, 2022 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man is charged with hacking into a suburban health care company's computer system, impeding the care and treatment of patients. Federal prosecutors said ...
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Zion man sentenced to 12 years for having child pornMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - A Zion man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of child pornography possession, state officials announced Thursday. Darin Richa...
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Scan to scam? QR codes are convenient and everywhere - but there's a catch, FBI saysJan 28, 2022 4:30 am - If you've dined out much over the past 18 months, you've probably been to a restaurant where you've scanned a QR code with your phone to access an online menu, instead o...