In UK :
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
In US :
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercr ... rting.html
In Canada :
Report computer crimes to local police, which will report to the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) for investigation.
In Australia :
http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/cybercri ... crime.aspx
The legal basis :
In UK :
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/comp ... 1990/#an06
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/section/2
In the US :
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030
In Canada :
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/
Specifically :
Unauthorised Use of Computer
Possession of Device to Obtain Computer
Mischief in Relation to Data
Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
In Australia :
http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/ ... oa1953189/
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/c ... ca1935262/
Some major computer crimes are commited daily, data breaches being one of the most worrisome, because of the selling of data in the black market, and the resulting theft of identity.
Some Linux distros are taking steps to reinforce their kernel, others make it easier to surf the web securerly with VNP. Google has made easy the use of 2-step verification, and is pondering others means to make netsurfing more secure for everyone. Wikimedia, together with other big names, is sueing NSA and DOJ (US Department of Justice) over mass surveillance.
In the face of unsecure internet traffic, some steps are taken, both technical and legal. Let's hope ciminal gangs won't have the upper hand, and internet will soon be a place safer for everyone, with less and less computer crimes.
