Cybercops say computer crime incidents more than doubled last year, creating a virtual crime wave across computer systems all over the world. More than 21,000 incidents, up from nearly 10,000 in 1999, were reported in 2000 to Carnegie Mellon University's Software . . .
Cybercops say computer crime incidents more than doubled last year, creating a virtual crime wave across computer systems all over the world. More than 21,000 incidents, up from nearly 10,000 in 1999, were reported in 2000 to Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute, which tracks online criminal activity in the United States and helps victims. This year's first quarter saw more than 7000 reported incidents.

The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, which was established by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center in May 2000, reports increasing amounts of Internet fraud. Its reports total more than 20,000 complaints from its inception until early November. In addition to fraudulent transactions, cybercrime ranges from hacking to stealing credit card numbers and planting viruses.

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