Kobik: Almost 1,500 reports received on the subject of spam
The Coordination Office for Combating Cybercrime (Kobik) received over 7,500 reports last year. That is 1,000 more than the previous year. Pornography and spam are the main concerns for the public.
According to SDA, the number of reports of hardcore pornography in particular increased on Thursday. According to the report, 1,364 reports of hardcore pornography were received - 317 more than in 2008. Cases of general pornography have also prompted more Swiss citizens to contact Kobik: At 1,139, there were 203 more than in the previous year.
Top spam performer
However, as in previous years, spam is the frontrunner. 1,496 reports were received on this topic; in 2008 the figure was 1557. Fraud cases have also increased. They rose from 190 to 354, mostly involving fictitious apartment rentals and advance fee scams with online classified ads, writes Kobik.
The experts also conducted their own research and carried out checks in so-called peer-to-peer networks, among others. In these networks, file-sharing users supply each other with child pornographic material. The result: Kobik has compiled 155 suspicious dossiers and forwarded them to the relevant cantonal police forces. In 2008 there were 126 such dossiers. The feedback from the cantonal police stations and judicial authorities proves that they were thoroughly researched, writes the specialist unit: most of the dossiers triggered house searches, during which incriminating material was seized.
Top spam performer
However, as in previous years, spam is the frontrunner. 1,496 reports were received on this topic; in 2008 the figure was 1557. Fraud cases have also increased. They rose from 190 to 354, mostly involving fictitious apartment rentals and advance fee scams with online classified ads, writes Kobik.
The experts also conducted their own research and carried out checks in so-called peer-to-peer networks, among others. In these networks, file-sharing users supply each other with child pornographic material. The result: Kobik has compiled 155 suspicious dossiers and forwarded them to the relevant cantonal police forces. In 2008 there were 126 such dossiers. The feedback from the cantonal police stations and judicial authorities proves that they were thoroughly researched, writes the specialist unit: most of the dossiers triggered house searches, during which incriminating material was seized.
