A California federal district court has dismissed a case for lack of personal jurisdiction because the plaintiff did not sufficiently prove that the unknown user of a specific IP address was located in California. Celestial Inc. v. Swarm Sharing Hash, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61559 (C.D. Cal. 2012). The plaintiff, a producer of adult [...]
Cyber Crimes
Cybercrimes are a constant threat as criminals seek to take advantage of online users. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Cybercrimes are crimes involving the use of a computer, a computer system, the internet, or any sort of computer technology. The computer itself may be the target of the crime or the entire network it runs on [...]
Cyber Crimes
BEC stands for “Business Email Compromise” and EAC stands for “E-mail Account Compromise”. BEC is a sophisticated scam targeting businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments or ones that work with foreign suppliers or businesses . EAC targets individuals that perform wire transfer payments. BEC/EAC is [...]
Cyber Crimes