True Crime Online Newsletter - March 10, 2014
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Fishermen find century-old postcard in a bottle in Baltic
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/03/0
A postcard dated May 17, 1913, and found in a bottle by German fishermen appears to be the oldest such message ever found.
Konrad Fischer, captain of a fishing boat from Schleswig-Holstein, told Kieler Nachrichten, a local newspaper, that he was about to throw the bottle back in the sea when someone told him it was not empty, the Local.de reported.
"When I saw the date I got really excited," he said.
The postcard, from Denmark, had German stamps on it. It was signed by Richard Platz and addressed to his own home in Berlin with a message asking the finder to put it in the mail.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the oldest previous message in a bottle as 97 years, found in 2012.
Fischer said his previous finds during his 50 years as a fisherman have been more alarming, including mines, bombs, torpedoes and a body.
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‘Upskirts,’ creepshots & degradation - 03/10/14
http://nypost.com/2014/03/10/upskirts-c
The top court in Massachusetts last week recognized Michael Richardson’s “constitutional right” to shoot “upskirts” photos up women’s skirts, taken without consent. Gross. Thankfully, Bay State lawmakers quickly resolved things with a new ban on “upskirts” two days later.
All is not well in technology land - 03/10/14
http://www.techcentral.co.za/all-is-n
All is not well in technology land. The normally ebullient mood at the annual SxSW Interactive conference is darker this year, weighed down by concerns about the prying eyes of governments. A keynote address by WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange over the weekend captured this growing unease.
Actor Aamir Khan lodges police complaint over cyber harassment - 03/09/14
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c
Actor Aamir Khan on Saturday met Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria and complained about some defamatory messages against him on a social networking website. The cybercrime investigation cell (CCIC) of the city police has begun an investigation to trace the IP (internet protocol) address of those who are uploading/writing such remarks.
Internet heavyweights oppose plan to force social media sites to pull harassment posts - 03/08/14
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/techno
Digital giants Facebook, Twitter and Google have united to reject an Abbott government proposal that would force social media companies to remove content deemed harmful to young people. The government has proposed appointing a children's e-safety commissioner with the power to force sites to take down posts containing bullying or harassment -an idea backed by child psychologists and family groups. The government is also considering creating a new Commonwealth cyber-bullying offence.
Duke freshman who outed student who used porn career to pay $47,000-a-year tuition faces online backlash - 03/08/14
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
The Duke university student who outed the freshman who pays her tuition by starring in porn films as 'Belle Knox' is facing an online backlash. Thomas Bagley, a Phi Delta Theta pledge who is majoring in computer science and mathematics, recognized Knox after watching her performance on an X-rated website.
1 in 30 have been hit by CryptoLocker and 40% pay the ransom, says study - 03/07/14
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201
An annual survey on computer security issues run by a UK university was published last week. Its stats on the prevalence of ransomware, and how many people give in to the crooks and pay the ransom, raised some eyebrows. The University of Kent's 2014 Survey on Cyber Security found that 1 in 30 has had their system hit by CryptoLocker, and 40% of those paid up.
Fervent Oscar Pistorius Fans Take Defense Online - 03/07/13
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pistor
This week, Charl Johnson, a former neighbor of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, learned what it’s like to get on the wrong side of the former Olympian’s fan club. Johnson was in the witness room waiting to testify at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, where Pistorius is on trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Johnson’s wife Michelle Burger was first up on the stand, vividly recalling the early hours of Valentine’s Day last year, when the couple awoke to hear terrifying screams and gunfire. At one point during Burger’s lengthy and intense cross-examination, defense lawyer Barry Roux read aloud her husband's phone number. Soon Johnson and Burger were being deluged with text messages and calls from around the world, some of them angry and intimidating. “Why are you lying in court?” one caller asked. Johnson finally stopped picking up the phone.
West Hollywood salon owner charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot - 03/07/14
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?secti
A West Hollywood salon owner has been charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot on a competitor, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Friday. Dawn DaLuise, 56, was arrested Wednesday after the sheriff's department said they received information about a cyberstalking case out of West Hollywood.
Do you think Amazon.com should ban anonymous commenting/reviewing? - 03/07/14
http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/03/anne-ri
Author Anne Rice is one of nearly 3,000 people who have signed an online petition calling on Amazon to do more to prevent bullying in comments. The Change.org petition urges Amazon.com to protect users and authors from "bullying and harassment." It asks the company to remove anonymity and require identity verification before commenters can participate in forums.
Man accused of cyberstalking; charge a first for police - 03/07/14
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/blotte
A Jacksonville man has been arrested on a charge of cyberstalking after threatening a woman he met online. It is the first known case of alleged cyberstalking in Jacksonville, authorities said. Dicky W. Holsman, 302 W. Douglas Ave. was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 8:10 p.m. Thursday on a charge of cyberstalking and a warrant for a parole violation.
Men plead guilty to charges related to video of man doing cannonball onto manatees - 03/07/14
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v
Two men have pleaded guilty to charges related to an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Orlando reports that 22-year-old Taylor Blake Martin and 22-year-old Seth Andrew Stephenson pleaded guilty Thursday to taking or harassing an endangered species. Each man faces up to a year in prison and a $50,000 fine. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
3 teens charged with posting nude photos of Prince William Co. students on Instagram - 03/07/14
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24916367/p
Computer harassment charges are rocking parts of Prince William County after police announced they have charged three teens with sharing nude photos of other students online. Police say the suspects in this case are a 13-year-old boy who attends Stonewall Middle School, a 14-year-old boy in a county computer-based school program and a 15-year-old girl who attends Hylton High School.
Stalker given suspended sentence for sending woman sexy books from Amazon - 03/07/14
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.c
AN internet stalker used Amazon's anonymous gift service to send a terrified woman sexually explicit books. Mark Willis, 28, used the online retailer's delivery service to secretly send a string of illicit books to his victim. A court heard his victim had no idea who sent the books when they turned up in the post.
Doxing: An Etymology - 03/06/14
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a
Today, as it made its return as a print publication, Newsweek published a blockbuster story: It unveiled the identity of the founder of Bitcoin. This was a big deal. That founder, after all, had long been an enigma. It's beenin nerdier circlessomething of a parlor game to speculate about who he or she might be. The writers of the show The Good Wife even adopted the mystery for several episodes' plot lines. In her Newsweek story, the writer Leah McGrath Goodmanvia sleuthing largely conducted through searches of public recordsrevealed the Bitcoin founder's name. And his home address.
Cell phone messages from stalker terrify Forney woman - 03/05/14
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/2489
A young North Texas woman says she is being stalked by someone through her cell phone. She says no matter what she does, she can't shake the person sending the threatening messages. Because she's been threatened, FOX 4 is not identifying her.
More hidden camera charges for alleged cyberstalking stepdad - 03/05/14
http://www.kptv.com/story/24897577/m
A Keizer man accused of logging into his stepdaughter's social media accounts and using hidden cameras to record women is now facing three more charges after another victim came forward saying she discovered a hidden camera in her bedroom. Keizer police charged Bryan Tilley with first-degree burglary, attempted invasion of personal privacy and criminal mischief on Tuesday. He was already in jail.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/03/0
A postcard dated May 17, 1913, and found in a bottle by German fishermen appears to be the oldest such message ever found.
Konrad Fischer, captain of a fishing boat from Schleswig-Holstein, told Kieler Nachrichten, a local newspaper, that he was about to throw the bottle back in the sea when someone told him it was not empty, the Local.de reported.
"When I saw the date I got really excited," he said.
The postcard, from Denmark, had German stamps on it. It was signed by Richard Platz and addressed to his own home in Berlin with a message asking the finder to put it in the mail.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the oldest previous message in a bottle as 97 years, found in 2012.
Fischer said his previous finds during his 50 years as a fisherman have been more alarming, including mines, bombs, torpedoes and a body.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
‘Upskirts,’ creepshots & degradation - 03/10/14
http://nypost.com/2014/03/10/upskirts-c
The top court in Massachusetts last week recognized Michael Richardson’s “constitutional right” to shoot “upskirts” photos up women’s skirts, taken without consent. Gross. Thankfully, Bay State lawmakers quickly resolved things with a new ban on “upskirts” two days later.
All is not well in technology land - 03/10/14
http://www.techcentral.co.za/all-is-n
All is not well in technology land. The normally ebullient mood at the annual SxSW Interactive conference is darker this year, weighed down by concerns about the prying eyes of governments. A keynote address by WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange over the weekend captured this growing unease.
Actor Aamir Khan lodges police complaint over cyber harassment - 03/09/14
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c
Actor Aamir Khan on Saturday met Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria and complained about some defamatory messages against him on a social networking website. The cybercrime investigation cell (CCIC) of the city police has begun an investigation to trace the IP (internet protocol) address of those who are uploading/writing such remarks.
Internet heavyweights oppose plan to force social media sites to pull harassment posts - 03/08/14
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/techno
Digital giants Facebook, Twitter and Google have united to reject an Abbott government proposal that would force social media companies to remove content deemed harmful to young people. The government has proposed appointing a children's e-safety commissioner with the power to force sites to take down posts containing bullying or harassment -an idea backed by child psychologists and family groups. The government is also considering creating a new Commonwealth cyber-bullying offence.
Duke freshman who outed student who used porn career to pay $47,000-a-year tuition faces online backlash - 03/08/14
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
The Duke university student who outed the freshman who pays her tuition by starring in porn films as 'Belle Knox' is facing an online backlash. Thomas Bagley, a Phi Delta Theta pledge who is majoring in computer science and mathematics, recognized Knox after watching her performance on an X-rated website.
1 in 30 have been hit by CryptoLocker and 40% pay the ransom, says study - 03/07/14
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201
An annual survey on computer security issues run by a UK university was published last week. Its stats on the prevalence of ransomware, and how many people give in to the crooks and pay the ransom, raised some eyebrows. The University of Kent's 2014 Survey on Cyber Security found that 1 in 30 has had their system hit by CryptoLocker, and 40% of those paid up.
Fervent Oscar Pistorius Fans Take Defense Online - 03/07/13
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pistor
This week, Charl Johnson, a former neighbor of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, learned what it’s like to get on the wrong side of the former Olympian’s fan club. Johnson was in the witness room waiting to testify at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, where Pistorius is on trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Johnson’s wife Michelle Burger was first up on the stand, vividly recalling the early hours of Valentine’s Day last year, when the couple awoke to hear terrifying screams and gunfire. At one point during Burger’s lengthy and intense cross-examination, defense lawyer Barry Roux read aloud her husband's phone number. Soon Johnson and Burger were being deluged with text messages and calls from around the world, some of them angry and intimidating. “Why are you lying in court?” one caller asked. Johnson finally stopped picking up the phone.
West Hollywood salon owner charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot - 03/07/14
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?secti
A West Hollywood salon owner has been charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot on a competitor, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Friday. Dawn DaLuise, 56, was arrested Wednesday after the sheriff's department said they received information about a cyberstalking case out of West Hollywood.
Do you think Amazon.com should ban anonymous commenting/reviewing? - 03/07/14
http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/03/anne-ri
Author Anne Rice is one of nearly 3,000 people who have signed an online petition calling on Amazon to do more to prevent bullying in comments. The Change.org petition urges Amazon.com to protect users and authors from "bullying and harassment." It asks the company to remove anonymity and require identity verification before commenters can participate in forums.
Man accused of cyberstalking; charge a first for police - 03/07/14
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/blotte
A Jacksonville man has been arrested on a charge of cyberstalking after threatening a woman he met online. It is the first known case of alleged cyberstalking in Jacksonville, authorities said. Dicky W. Holsman, 302 W. Douglas Ave. was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 8:10 p.m. Thursday on a charge of cyberstalking and a warrant for a parole violation.
Men plead guilty to charges related to video of man doing cannonball onto manatees - 03/07/14
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v
Two men have pleaded guilty to charges related to an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Orlando reports that 22-year-old Taylor Blake Martin and 22-year-old Seth Andrew Stephenson pleaded guilty Thursday to taking or harassing an endangered species. Each man faces up to a year in prison and a $50,000 fine. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
3 teens charged with posting nude photos of Prince William Co. students on Instagram - 03/07/14
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24916367/p
Computer harassment charges are rocking parts of Prince William County after police announced they have charged three teens with sharing nude photos of other students online. Police say the suspects in this case are a 13-year-old boy who attends Stonewall Middle School, a 14-year-old boy in a county computer-based school program and a 15-year-old girl who attends Hylton High School.
Stalker given suspended sentence for sending woman sexy books from Amazon - 03/07/14
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.c
AN internet stalker used Amazon's anonymous gift service to send a terrified woman sexually explicit books. Mark Willis, 28, used the online retailer's delivery service to secretly send a string of illicit books to his victim. A court heard his victim had no idea who sent the books when they turned up in the post.
Doxing: An Etymology - 03/06/14
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a
Today, as it made its return as a print publication, Newsweek published a blockbuster story: It unveiled the identity of the founder of Bitcoin. This was a big deal. That founder, after all, had long been an enigma. It's beenin nerdier circlessomething of a parlor game to speculate about who he or she might be. The writers of the show The Good Wife even adopted the mystery for several episodes' plot lines. In her Newsweek story, the writer Leah McGrath Goodmanvia sleuthing largely conducted through searches of public recordsrevealed the Bitcoin founder's name. And his home address.
Cell phone messages from stalker terrify Forney woman - 03/05/14
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/2489
A young North Texas woman says she is being stalked by someone through her cell phone. She says no matter what she does, she can't shake the person sending the threatening messages. Because she's been threatened, FOX 4 is not identifying her.
More hidden camera charges for alleged cyberstalking stepdad - 03/05/14
http://www.kptv.com/story/24897577/m
A Keizer man accused of logging into his stepdaughter's social media accounts and using hidden cameras to record women is now facing three more charges after another victim came forward saying she discovered a hidden camera in her bedroom. Keizer police charged Bryan Tilley with first-degree burglary, attempted invasion of personal privacy and criminal mischief on Tuesday. He was already in jail.
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