Articles filed under Computer Crime
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Scan to scam? QR codes are convenient and everywhere -- but there's a catch, FBI says
Jan 28, 2022 5:30 AM - QR codes have grown in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, since they provide a contactless way to share information or make a payment. But all the convenience and safety they offer may be coming with a price, according to the FBI.
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Lake County investigators have a new tool to get information from electronic devices
Jan 6, 2022 2:40 PM - New software will enhance the ability of Lake County investigators to access information from electronic devices. -
Woman loses $200 in social media fraud, police sayNov 29, 2021 3:31 PM - A thief stole $200 from a woman by offering to sell her gift cards over social media, Des Plaines police said Monday.
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Elk Grove police seek help in finding SUV involved in fatal hit-and-runNov 3, 2021 6:46 PM - Elk Grove Village police on Wednesday asked for the public's assistance in identifying an SUV that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run Oct. 13.
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DePaul student from Park Ridge at center of unusual terrorism trial
Oct 5, 2021 7:43 PM - Prosecutors have charged Thomas Osadzinski with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State through a computer program he created to help disseminate terrorist propaganda on social media.
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Authorities step up efforts to fight online child exploitation
Oct 4, 2021 4:33 PM - State Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined local and federal prosecutors Monday to announce new efforts to combat a rise in online child exploitation in Illinois. -
Patient information exposed in July attack on DuPage Medical Group computers
Aug 30, 2021 6:40 PM - DuPage Medical Group is notifying patients that some of their confidential personal information may have been stolen in a July attack on the group's computer networks. -
Police search for three men after Aurora gunfire
Aug 17, 2021 8:36 PM - The Aurora Police Department is searching for three men after an automatic weapon was fired in the air Tuesday afternoon. -
Des Plaines police make child pornography arrestJun 21, 2021 3:38 PM - A suburban man was arrested last week after an employee at a Des Plaines business discovered child pornography on the man's cell phone, police said.
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'Revenge porn' trial of Island Lake woman expected to conclude Monday
Apr 25, 2021 5:27 PM - An Island Lake woman testified last week she didn't believe a set of seminude photos sent to her fiancé by another woman were intended to be private when she mailed them out to family and friends in 2016.
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