CSI Internet - Documentary Series on Cyber Crime

Day for day internet criminals send 7.6 billion emails to unsuspecting internet citizens. International crime syndicates are running global operations which net millions of dollars from unsuspecting people.

•   They plant hidden software on your computer.

•   They record everything you type into your keyboard.

•   They immitate the websites of your bank.

•   They manipulate your money transfers – and funnel it to their

     own accounts.

•   A classified ad or harmless chatroom flirt can be used to

     victimize people.   

Produced in close-cooperation with the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt, this eight-part high-tech series reveals the latest methods of the cyber gangsters. The series also offers valuable tips on how to protect yourself.

ARD is the largest television network on the European Continent and is held in high esteem for its independent journalism and high editorial quality. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) is the eastern member station for the states of Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt. CSI – Internet was broadcast bi-weekly on the heavily watched MDR Channel Three.