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Roanoke house of worship has website hacked
WDBJ7 ReporterMembers of a Roanoke congregation are shocked and disappointed after someone hacked their website. A hacking group called Ayyildiz based out of Turkey in the Middle East is responsible for the hack. The group's message read "Death to Israel" and we're...Tags: Israel, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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UPDATE: New charges for Radford University professor
Now an update to a story we've been following since last week: He's the one who taught a seminar on drugs and police say they found bath salts, a mirror and a rolled up dollar bill. Tonight, he's in jail facing new charges. He had been out on bond...
Tags: Teachers, Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Sex Crimes
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Roanoke neighborhood uses social media site to track crime, plan events
Anchor/ReporterCall it the neighborhood watch for the Internet age. Communities in Roanoke are using a new website to borrow tools and find babysitters but also keep each other safe. Neighbors are finding each other "next door." Teresa Kelly lives in a secluded cluster... -
Youth director at Bedford County church facing unlawful filming charges
A youth director at a Forest church is facing unlawful filming charges from the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. 28-year-old Auri Jones of Lynchburg was arrested Wednesday on one felony count of unlawful filming, and...
Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Erik Estrada, Entertainment, Movies
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Bedford County and Lynchburg provide backdrop for movie about internet dangers
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIn a dense forest near Goode in Bedford County, a 14-year-old girl is running away from her kidnapper. The dramatic scene is a crucial part of "Finding Faith," a movie about the danger of Internet predators. "People have got to be woken up to what's...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Erik Estrada, Entertainment, Movies, Celebrities
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Are you setting yourself up to get hacked while banking online?
Anchor/ReporterIt is a numbers game and hackers are working day and night to crack codes and steal your personal information. That information includes draining your bank accounts. With two million Americans banking online, the next victim, if you're not vigilant...Tags: Organized Crime, Security, Banking, Tony Clark
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20 people busted in Virginia child predator sting
Twenty people across Virginia have been arrested in an undercover sting targeting online child predators. One of the arrests was in Bedford. The arrests were all part of an investigation called Operation Phalanx. They were announced Thursday by...
Tags: Rappahannock County, FBI, Shenandoah County, Police Arrests, Laws
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How to choose a password that protects you! (and how often should you change your password)
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterHackers got into more Citigroup accounts than initially thought. More than 360,000 accounts in all were breached. Hackers stole names, account numbers and email addresses. Of those, more than 5,000are Virginia customers. It once again brings up the...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Crimes, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ex-USC professor to return to L.A. to face child sex charges
A former USC professor who was indicted in sex crimes against children overseas was expected to arrive in Los Angeles as early as Wednesday night after he was captured in a coastal town in Mexico, federal authorities told The Times. Walter Lee Williams,...
Tags: Police Investigations, FBI, Teachers, Google+, Abusive Behavior
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Ex-USC professor charged with child sex crimes returns to L.A.
A former USC professor who was indicted in sex crimes against children overseas arrived late Wednesday in Los Angeles after he was arrested in Mexico, the FBI said. Walter Lee Williams, 64, who was added this week to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted...
Tags: FBI, Police Investigations, Los Angeles Police Department, Justice System, Abusive Behavior
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Pirate Bay founder sentenced to 2 years in Sweden hacking case
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A co-founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay was sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday for hacking into computers at a company that manages data for Swedish authorities and making illegal online money transfers, a court said....Tags: Prisons, Sweden, Punishment, Sony Corp., Trials
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Hacking threat and tougher data laws promise insurance boom
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - For European insurers frustrated that "cyber crime" policies have so far failed to find a ready market among skeptical companies, hope may be at hand. Not only has a huge data loss by Sony Corp dramatically illustrated the risks of...Tags: European Union, Data Protection, Finance, Politics, Insurance
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