Cyber Crime Fighters: Tales from the Trenches

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“Cyber Crime Fighters: Tales from the Trenches offers one of the most insightful views of the latest criminal threats to the public: cyber crime. This book provides a good primer on how your personal information can be easily obtained by some of the folks you least want to have it.” –Maureen Boyle, crime reporter, The Enterprise of Brockton, MA   “Experts Felicia Donovan and Kristyn Bernier pull no punches in explaining the dangers lurking on the Web, from identity appropriation and theft to using new technology and the Internet to facilitate real-life stalking. Parents especially will be shocked at how easy it is for predators to target and solicit children online.   “By clearly explaining the dangers that lurk online and highlighting practical tips to minimize your risk, the authors have created a book that not only educates but empowers readers to protect themselves.” –Jennifer Hemmingsen, columnist and former public safety reporter, The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette   Written by leading cyber crime investigators, Cyber Crime Fighters: Tales from the Trenches takes you behind the scenes to reveal the truth behind Internet crime, telling shocking stories that aren’t covered by the media, and showing you exactly how to protect yourself and your children. This is the Internet crime wave as it really looks to law enforcement insiders: the truth about crime on social networks and YouTube, cyber stalking and criminal cyber bullying, online child predators, identity theft, even the latest cell phone crimes. Here are actual cases and actual criminals, presented by investigators who have been recognized by the FBI and the N.H. Department of Justice. These stories are true―and if you want to stay safe, you need to know about them.        •    Learn how today’s criminals can track your whereabouts, read your emails, and steal your identity      •    Find out how much of your personal information is already online―and how to keep the rest private      •    Learn how cyber stalkers really think―and how to protect yourself  from them      •    Protect your laptop, your iPod, and your precious data from getting stolen      •    Encounter the “dark side” of Internet dating      •    Discover the hidden crime wave on today’s specialized social networks      •    Uncover the cell phone “upskirters” and “downblousers” ―and the technicalities that keep them out of jail      •    Follow cyber crime specialists as they investigate and catch online sexual predators      •    Get the real truth about phishing, pharming, criminal spam, and online scams      •    See how investigations really work―and why TV crime shows often get it wrong!      •    Walk through your own personal, step-by-step, online safety checkup Table of Contents 1 Cyber Stalking High-Tech Stalkers “How I Stalked My Girlfriend” The Victim’s Side Identity Assumption The Wild, Wild Web Sticks and Stones The “Stalker” E-Card Cyber Stalking and the Law Cyber Stalking Facts Lethality Assessment Tools If You Think You Are Being Cyber Stalked Teen/Tech Stalking Teen Study Online Games—The New Stalker’s Ground Online Gaming and Malware Would You Say It to My Face? National School Board Survey Women as Perpetrators Cyber Stalking Prevention Resources 2 Two Bedrooms Up, One Bedroom Down—What Someone Can Find Out About You on the Internet Your Digital Footprint The Best Sources to Find Out About People “Tracking Teresa” Town and City Websites Zillow—We Know Your Neighborhood We Know Your Dog’s Name Online Memorials Political Contributions People Search Sites Search Your Own Name The Wayback Machine Website Registration Records E-Venge DontDateHimGirl.com Lessons Learned 3 Cyber Crime Tools You Won’t Believe Wi-Fi Tracking Packet Sniffers Bluetooth Locating What Is an IP Address? Anonymizers and Anonymous Remailers Fake Name Generators Fake Caller ID 4 Upskirting, Downblousing, and Your Right to Privacy in the Cell Phone and Digital Age Upskirting and Downblousing We Fight for Changes in the Law Stickam: Voyeurism or Exhibitionism? New Challenges to Voyeurism Law How Prevalent Is Voyeurism? How to Prevent Becoming a Victim of Voyeurism Is a Stranger Watching Your Nanny Cam? The Voyeur’s Backpack Resources 5 Identity Theft Identity Theft: The Number-One Type of Fraud 23,000 Victims Per Day: One Every 3.5 Seconds Cheap Credit Cards Identity Theft Versus Identity Fraud The Long Road to Recovery The NCIC Identity Theft File Guilty Until Proven Innocent Types of Identity Theft Delays in Notification Preventing Identity Theft Monitor Your Accounts Get Your Free Annual Credit Report (annualcreditreport.com) Credit Report Tips Felicia Finds “Rogue” Account Monitor Your Child’s Credit Report Tips to Prevent Your Child’s Identity from Being Stolen More Identity-Theft Prevention Tips Shred, Shred, Shred Fraudulent Donations If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft Identity Theft Services LifeLock Gets Sued Attorney General Becomes ID Theft Victim Resources 6 Online Dating—Are You Safe? Can Online Dating Be Made Safer? Criminal History Checks—What Can You Really Find Out? Online Dating Dilemmas Victim Reluctance to Report Lack of Evidence and Empathy Online Dating Safety Tips 7 We Catch Sexual Predators—What You Don’t See on TV The Dateline Debacle: To Catch a Predator Perverted Justice and To Catch a Predator in Action Problems with To Catch a Predator Does To Catch a Predator Hinder Law Enforcement? The Good and the Bad Misdemeanor Versus Felony Laws Vary from State to State Lessons Learned Free Babysitting The Internet—A Pedophile’s New Playground 12 Million Hits in 72 Hours Male Versus Female Offenders The Cyber Playground 8 Child Sexual Assault Images—The New View on Child Pornography Fritz Does Federal—Enticement Across State Lines Child Pornography Collectors Sex Offender Websites: Facts Versus Fiction The National Sex Offender Public Registry U.S. Supreme Court Rules CG Kiddie Porn Is Perfectly Legal Digital Images Congress Reacts The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) Operation Avalanche Landslide Productions How Far Does “Private Fantasy” Go? The Zidel Case Recent Developments Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Laws and Loopholes Laptops and Customs Searches Laptop Search by Customs Is Challenged Sex Offender Caught at Border A Balancing Act SAFE Act Social Networks and Sex Offenders Facebook and MySpace Get Tougher on Sex Offenders? KIDS Bill Child Porn Sites Shut Down? ICAC: The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force The Child Advocacy Center: A Victim-Centered Approach Missouri: 30 Days, 7,000 Computers Trading Kiddie Porn NCMEC Survey Internet Safety Guidelines Resources 9 Social Networks/Social Nightmares Online Societies More and More Specialized Social Networks They Call It Love, We Call It Pedophilia Suicide “Assistance” Sites—alt.suicide.holiday (ASH) Never Say, “My Child Will Never…” Common Interest Guaranteed Words Can Never Hurt Me? Internet Safety Guidelines 10 Sexual Deviance Online (Child Sex Rings, Prostitution, Sexual Victimization, and Other Bizarre Stories) The Darker Side of the Online Sex Trade The Emperor’s Club The Innocence Lost Initiative Mayor Blames Craigslist for Child Prostitution A Nationwide Epidemic—293,000 Children at Risk Internet Sex and Robbery: “Operation FALCON” Child Sex Rings: The Darkest Side of the Internet The AMBER Alert How You Can Help—Please Join In Cellular Porn: The Uglier Side of Cell Phones The Danger of Webcams 11 Phishing, Pharming, Spam, and Scams Phishing Call to Action—Danger, Danger Hyperlinks—Hyper Dangerous! New Twists on Phishing Charity Phishing Scams How Do Phishers Make Money? Vishing—Cell Phone Phishing Recent Trends—Vishing Over Phishing IC3 Name Used in Fraudulent Phishing Scam Pharming—Fake Websites Spam, Spam, Spam Where Did Spam Come From? Who Profits from Spam? Why Spam Is Dangerous Spam Vigilantes Spam Spiders How to Reduce Spam New Twist—Death Threats via Spam Is Spam Illegal? The CAN-SPAM Act New Twist—Text Spam on Your Cell Phone $234 Million Spam Judgment Report Spam to [email protected] Yahoo! Sues Unknown Spammers in Lottery Scheme Resources The Nigerian Letter Advance Fee or “419” Scam Recent Arrests The “Lottery” Version How Can They Profit? Sample Nigerian Letter Where to Report a Nigerian (419) Advance Fee Letter The Cyber Crime Melting Pot Data Breaches—When Your Data Is Stolen Verizon Report: 87% of Breaches Were Avoidable Data Breach Laws Are Data Breach Laws Ineffective? Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Online Auction Fraud Escrow Services Pay by Credit Card Learn As Much As You Can About the Seller Secure Versus Nonsecure Transactions If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, It Is Resources Work-at-Home Scams How to Spot a Scam Mystery Shopper Scams Use Common Sense Money Mules The Power of Google—Turn the Tables Social Engineering Scams 400 People Click to Get a Computer Virus Women Versus Men—Who Gets Scammed More? The Easiest Way Not to Get Scammed 12 Peer-to-Peer Network Dangers P2P Networks P2P and Music Piracy Actual Cases The RIAA Investigation University Cooperation? Challenges to the Lawsuit How P2P Works P2P Dangers What the Experts Say Supreme Court Justice’s Data Breached 13 Crimes on Camera Caught in a Trap Ten Hours of Video Uploaded Every Minute Using a Digital Camera or Cell Phone to Determine Coordinates What You Put Out There, Stays Out There 14 Computers and Drugs Techie Dealers Rave Parties Dust Masks and Glo-Sticks A Different Dose Each Time Rave Parties and the World Wide Web Online Recipes How Many Colds Can One Man Have? The Exploding Kitchen Scam Cannabis—One-Stop Marijuana Shopping Steroids Drug Dealers Love Technology, Too Tools of the Drug Dealers Who’s a Rat? 15 Who Is Tracking Your Online Activities? You’ve Been Profiled—Data Aggregators Cookies—Not the Sugar Kind What Kind of Information Do Cookies Track? Preventing Cookies Our Take on Cookies What’s a EULA? Even Hackers Have EULAs You Need to Know About Bots and Botnets Commtouch Report: 10 Million Infected Computers Operation Bot Roast How They Did It Trends in Botnet Operations Is Your Computer Part of a Botnet? Symptoms of a Bot If You Think Your Computer Is Part of a Botnet The “Gift” That Keeps on Giving 16 Your Online Safety Checkup Keep Your System Updated Install Virus Protection Install Spyware and Malware Detection Programs Malware City StopBadware Report Passwords Creating Strong Passwords Multiple Accounts, Multiple Passwords? Password Management Tools Hacking—The New High School Curriculum Would You Leave Your Door Unlocked? Unsecured Wi-Fi Piggybacking Wardriving Wi-Fi and “Evil Twin” Spoofing How to Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Connection Protecting Your Cell Phone Cell Phone Safety Tips Getting Rid of That Old Computer Deleted Files Are Not Deleted! Would You Hand Over Your Checkbook? Secure Wipe Versus Reformat Assume Whatever You Did on the Computer Is Still There Electronic Depots How to Recover Your Stolen Laptop Stolen Laptop Locator Services Lock Your Car, Please! 17 How We Would Combat Cyber Crime The Victim’s Perspective The Anonymity of the Internet Crimes Are Often Multijurisdictional How We Would Fight Cyber Crime Recognize That Cyber Crime Is a Business! Develop Greater Cooperation with Financial Institutions Change Law Enforcement’s Paradigm of Cyber Crime Create a Single Reporting Site for Cyber Crime Collect Better Statistics Parents Need to Take Control Develop Partnerships and Share Information Cops on the Cyber Beat “Virtual” Policing and Cyber Patrols The “New” Community Offer More Education Programs for Parents Eliminate Territorial Boundaries Use Police Civilians as Experts Adopt Tougher and More Consistent Cyber Crime Laws Standardize Forms Provide More Training on Cyber Crime to Law Enforcement Understand the Changing Nature of Cyber Crime Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism A: Toys They Don’t Want You to Know About Thumb Drives You Won’t Believe B: CSI Versus Reality Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W-X Y Z