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2 Editorial Editorial Editorial by Jovo Marković Head of the Department for High Technology Crime Prevention Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior Cyber crime – high technology crime represents the form of criminal behaviour whe - re the use of computer technologies and information systems serve as tools for committing a criminal offence, thus producing a relevant consequence from the criminal and legal point of view. High technology crime also represents an offence against property, where computer data are delibe rately chan ged, destroyed (computer sabotage) or used together with the hardware. Computers and computer technology can be misused in various ways, a crime committed through the use of the computer can take the form of any of the traditional forms of crime, such as thefts and embezzlements, while the data illegally obtained through the misuse of information systems can be used in various ways for gaining illegal benefit. Recognising the seriousness of this form of crime, Republika Srpska Ministry of In te - rior formed in January 2010 the Department for High Technology Crime Prevention. One of its first activities was to harmonise the RS Cri minal Code with the International Con - ven tion on Cyber Crime, which created ba - sic preconditions for our work. As Internet is nowadays a great industry and frequently a tool for earning enormous amounts of money through children, our activities have confirmed that this plague has not missed BiH either. A recent investigation by the RS Ministry of Interior in Derventa has uncovered a person with whom two million photographs and 7.000 videos of child pornography were found. It is interesting that this person could not have been processed until last year, because the mere possession of child pornography had not been considered a criminal offence before the latest changes to the RS Criminal Code were done. Since July last year, the RS Ministry of In - te rior has conducted several operations, such as Nezavisne, EG Stop, Oliver, Facebo - ok, Derventa, which were aimed at preventing the distribution of child pornography pic tures on the Internet. Naturally, this is only part of the activities that the RS Mi nis - try of Interior has been conducting in the fight against cyber crime, for investigation of cases involving hacking into computer databases, piracy prevention, frauds via In - ternet etc should not be disregarded either. Cyber crime prevention is also one of significant tasks for the RS Ministry of Interior. In the beginning of 2010, the Department for High Technology Crime Prevention conducted a survey in all elementary schools in Banja Luka, which showed that children ne - eded to be taught security on the Internet. With that aim, at the beginning of the year 2010/2011, the RS Ministry of Interior, in co - operation with the RS Ministry of Education and the RS Ministry of Family, Youth and Sports, started the project dubbed “Pro tec - tion of children and adults on the Internet“ that is being implemented in all elementary schools in Republika Srpska. We have created a manual for children con taining practical advice as to how to pro tect themselves on the Internet and re - cognise potential dangers. Then we started holding lectures in schools. With an aim of educating as many citizens as possible, the Department for High Tech nology Crime Prevention has created a special webpage www.cyber-vtk.net that tack les this problem and provides basic in - formation on what cyber crime can be, also making it possible to report high technology crime. As prevention is crucial in the fight against high technology crime, these are only some of the activities which the RS Ministry of Interior intends to carry out. � European Union Police Mission | www.eupmbih.eu
In Focus The Dark Network The information society in which we live provides unmatched opportunities at a click of a mouse. Education, fun, art, connections that allow for a better understanding of the differences and similarities of the people around the globe – everything needed for the basic and higher development of a human being is out there. However, this technology also has its darker side in hacking, copyright infringement, harassment, identity theft and online abuse – or, short, in cyber crime. And one of the most serious cyber crimes law enforcement agencies around the world are facing today is child abuse material (CAM), more commonly known as child pornography. European Union Police Mission | www.eupmbih.eu Child pornography is among the fastest growing criminal segments on the Internet. According to ChildWatch: � 20% of all the porn on the internet is child abuse material � Norway blocks CAM and gets up to 12,000 hits on its Block Page every day � British Telecom in the UK is part of the Internet Watch Foundation system of blocking and they get up to 40,000 hits on their block page, every day � There is a huge constituency of people worldwide accessing this material that in itself drives a need for new and fresh material And while many people mistakenly believe that these movies and images show nude children in erotic surroundings, the statistics on child abuse ima - gery reveal that: � 99% of all CAM goes beyond simple nudity of a child � 80% involves rape � 21% involves torture The grim figures, however, will hopefully change slightly in the coming period since the fight against child exploitation online has taken a huge step forward in March as an Internet paedophile ring with some 70,000 members, presumably largest in the world, was uncovered through an unprecedented level of international cooperation in operation “Rescue”. Within this complex operation, with the leading support of Europol, police identified 670 suspects across the world, arrested 184 suspected child sex offenders and identified and safeguarded 230 children - victims of child abuse. Associated Press reported that the arrestees include teachers, police officers and scout leaders. One person who worked at summer youth camps is suspected of abusing some 100 children over five years. Continued on page 4 >> 3
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