Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams in recent weeks, according to several people involved in the actions.

Washington, DC -- President Bush on Thursday signed into law tough new
legislation designed to stem the tide of identity theft. The Identity
Theft Penalty Enhancement Act adds two years to the prison sentences of
those convicted of using stolen identities and credit card numbers in
the commission of a crime…

Security researchers have discovered a malicious program that installs itself through a pop-up ad and can read keystrokes and steal passwords when victims visit any of nearly 50 targeted banking sites. The targeted sites include major financial institutions, such as Citibank, Barclays Bank and Deutsche Bank, researcher Marcus Sachs said Tuesday.