Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Surge in cybercrime during the pandemic requires response from state, suburban lawmaker saysMar 08, 2021 4:30 am - Small businesses in Illinois have had to move their operations increasingly online and remote in the past year, driven to do so by the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the movem...
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Constable: Love scams in the air as we long for pandemic connectionsFeb 11, 2021 4:30 am - You, or maybe someone you know, possesses a head for figures. Nobody has a heart for figures. When faced with the financial question - Does this investment make sense? -...
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State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud schemeJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment...
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Attorney: Solicitation case 'unique' because of St. Charles man's mental capacityDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - On the surface, it's a simple case: A 29-year-old St. Charles man sends minor teens lewd photos and videos over a gaming app. A police officer poses as a minor, the man ...
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Revenge porn isn't protected free speech, Illinois Supreme Court rulesOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - In a decision with implications for the case of a disgraced former state lawmaker from the suburbs and others like him, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that dissemi...
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Editorial: The value of a secure presidential electionOct 15, 2019 11:00 pm - The nation's - and Illinois's - watchdogs warn that the biggest threat to the results of the 2020 presidential election is the possibility that Americans may not decide,...
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FBI cybersecurity expert speaks Friday at Harper CollegeOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - A special agent with the FBI will visit Harper College to discuss the latest changes in cybersecurity. The community is invited to a free information session, "FBI Updat...
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Ex-legislator's attorneys get more time to prepare for key hearing in 'revenge porn' caseSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - 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. Saue...
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Cops and Crime: One in four people who buy online gets counterfeitsMay 17, 2019 5:30 am - That designer handbag you bought at a deep discount online? It's a fake. The rare autographed sports collectible you found on an online auction site? Counterfeit. Those ...
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Former Grainger IT specialist sent to prison for hackingMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - 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. Edward Soybel, a former compu...