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Search results for "e-business" ...
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Hacker Hunters
The authors investigated a battle of wits between the U.S. secret service and a cyber-crime gang known as the ShadowCrew. The story covers a rare victory by law enforcement to shut down a web-based crime outfit. It gave a face to the ShadowCrew, a network of over 4,000 people run by a part time college student and gave a reminder to internet users to be wary of doing business on the Web.
Tags: Internet; cyber-crime; web-based crime outfit; ShadowCrew; the U.S. Secret Service; e-business; Internet security
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"Webling," and "Fraud on the Internet"
In this special e-commerce report, Business Week details how "companies are using your personal data to limit your choices - and force you to pay more for profits." Increasing use of "profiling" allows companies to compile detailed information on anyone using the Internet, and classify them according to their buying power. A related article lists the top ten scams waiting to rip off novice web surfers.
Tags: computer; syberspace; e-business; credit card fraud