(USA Today)
One in five adolescents and teens who regularly socialize on the Net have encountered a stranger there who wanted "cybersex," says Online Victimization: Report on the Nation's Youth. , a government-financed survey. [Quick Links Computercrime Cybercrime]
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Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has noted various cases in which "radio
hackers" have commandeered air-traffic control communications, giving false
instructions or fake distress calls. The number has risen from 3 in 1988 to
18 in 1999, and 20 thus far in 2000. A case at Washington's Reagan
International in April 1999 was also noted. [RISKS has reported a few such
cases years ago, including a Miami masquerader, the Roanoake Phantom -- and
the Manchester (UK) spoofer in 1996.]
