The good news about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's high-profile mass roundup of accused cybercriminals, in an operations fittingly called "Cyber Sweep," is that it was an exercise of near-unprecedented cooperation in the annals of cyber law enforcement. The good news about the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s high-profile mass roundup of accused cybercriminals, in an operations fittingly called "Cyber Sweep," is that it was an exercise of near-unprecedented cooperation in the annals of cyber law enforcement....

Attorney General announces Arrests in Operation Web Snare. attorney general announces arrests in operation web snare. Arrests and convictions of over 150 individuals were announced today as a result of a coordinated multi-agency attack on online econimic crime and other forms of cybercrime.. Washington, D.C. - Arrests and convictions of over 150 individuals were announced today as a result of a coordinated multi-agency attack on online econimic crime and other forms of cybercrime. The 150 arrests and convictions were made through the cooperation of a staggering number of law enforcement organizations including 36 U.S. Attorneys’ offices, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, 37 FBI field divisions, 13 of the Postal Inspection Service’s field divisions, and the FTC, among others. Operation Web Snare also shows that America’s justice community is seeking to anticipate, out think and adapt to new trends in Internet crime," said Attorney General John Ashcroft....

Zotob accomplices identified, but arrests may yet be forthcoming. zotob accomplices identified. One Turkish press source used an American Web site as the source for its story stating that the suspects were arrested, but added that it could not confirm that information locally. The arrests of two people last week could lead to the break-up of a much larger internet gang." Cluley is referring to the arrests last Friday of one suspect in Rabat, Morocco, and another suspect in Ankara, Turkey, in connection with the Zotob affair. But Cluley’s remarks were construed in the press later as praise for the arrests, as well as pointing to evidence that the Moroccan suspect, Farid Essebar, may be linked to at least 20 other virus strains....

Japan police arrest two for file sharing. japan police arrest two for file sharing. In a rare police crackdown on Internet file-sharing, two Japanese men were arrested for allegedly disseminating movies and games with software that claimed to protect users' identities. In a rare police crackdown on Internet file-sharing, two Japanese men were arrested for allegedly disseminating movies and games with software that claimed to protect users’ identities. The arrests - only the second such case in Japan - could signal a shift toward harsh penalties for anyone caught trading copyright material online....

Further Sasser arrests but no charges in Germany. further sasser arrests but no charges in germany. Police in Lower Saxony, Germany, arrested five young men on Tuesday in connection with the Sasser Internet worm but all have been released without charge, a police spokesman said Thursday. Police in Lower Saxony, Germany, arrested five young men on Tuesday in connection with the Sasser Internet worm but all have been released without charge, a police spokesman said Thursday....

The FBI has arrested a 20-year-old man from Los Angeles for profiting from adverts pushed to compromised computers on a zombie network.. The FBI has arrested a 20-year-old man from Los Angeles for profiting from adverts pushed to compromised computers on a zombie network....