[Wylug-announce] "Evil on the Internet" - Dr Richard Clayton - Sheffield

[Richard Ibbotson]

Hello there

In September we will run  an update of the well known Evil on the 
Internet given by Richard Clayton.    More about Richard Clayton 
here….

                    http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1

The date for the meeting is the 9th of September 2010 at 19:00 hours 
for 19:30 hours.  This will take place at the University of Sheffield, 
Kroto Innovation Centre, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ.   Clayton, who is 
a computing expert based at the University of Cambridge will provide 
live examples of ‘evil’ websites explaining how they work and what is 
currently known about the criminals who operate them. The talk will 
cover Phishing sites which collect banking credentials; mule 
recruitment websites enticing people into money laundering; fake 
escrow sites defrauding the winners of online auctions; fake banks 
which hold cash for fake African dictators; Ponzi scheme websites 
where almost (but not quite) everyone knows that they’re a scam.This 
event is arranged in conjunction with….

Sheffield Linux User’s Group (ShefLUG)
The British Computer Society (BCS) – South Yorkshire section
The Institute of Electrical Technologists (IET) – South Yorkshire 
branch

More information here....

         http://sheflug.org.uk/indexpage/?page_id=69

Registration is essential for catering, health and safety and 
security.  The lecture is free.  Please register to attend at ...

    http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/yorks/south/events.cfm

Seating is limited to 150. We need you to register so we can get the 
catering right.  To register use the code bf9c21 on the registration 
page.  Some of you might also be interested in the talk on 
Magnetrons and Electronic Warfare in WW2.

Regards to all and we'll look forward to seeing you there.

-- 
Richard
http://www.sheflug.org.uk