Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Surge in cybercrime during the pandemic requires response from state, suburban lawmaker says
Mar 8, 2021 5:30 AM - An increase in cybercrime during the COVID-19 pandemic has suburban lawmaker Keith Wheeler citing an urgent need for cyber security legislation. -
Constable: Love scams in the air as we long for pandemic connections
Feb 11, 2021 5:30 AM - One industry that has flourished in spite of -- or, perhaps, because of -- the pandemic is online dating scams.
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State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud schemeJul 22, 2020 2:22 PM - The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.
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Attorney: Solicitation case 'unique' because of St. Charles man's mental capacity
Dec 6, 2019 12:19 AM - The defense attorney for a 29-year-old St. Charles man arrested in early October on felony charges of grooming, indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor says the case against Peter I. Madsen is more complicated because of his client's learning disabilities and mental capacity. -
Revenge porn isn't protected free speech, Illinois Supreme Court rules
Oct 19, 2019 2:40 PM - 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 disseminating private sexual images without permission - better known as revenge porn - is not constitutionally protected free speech. -
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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