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US Secret Service special agent Bob Weaver is no ordinary crime fighter.

He is one of a growing number of Cybercops, operating from police and private security agencies established to combat what is fast becoming a lucrative business – crime on the internet. Agent Weaver and his 50-strong team go undercover to do battle with the hackers who penetrate the supposedly secure sites of government and financial institutions, and with the paedophiles who distribute sick material over the Web. As they seek to protect members of the public and big corporations alike, they find themselves up against the internet’s most devious criminals.<br/>Cybercops follows the efforts of groups like the US Secret Service and Internet Security Systems to crack down on this growing phenomenon, as well as examining threats to e-commerce from cheque laundering.

US Secret Service special agent Bob Weaver is no ordinary crime fighter. He is one of a growing number of Cybercops, operating from police and private security agencies established to combat what is fast becoming a lucrative business – crime on the internet. Agent Weaver and his 50-strong team go undercover to do battle with the hackers who penetrate the supposedly secure sites of government and financial institutions, and with the paedophiles who distribute sick material over the Web. As they seek to protect members of the public and big corporations alike, they find themselves up against the internet’s most devious criminals.

Cybercops follows the efforts of groups like the US Secret Service and Internet Security Systems to crack down on this growing phenomenon, as well as examining threats to e-commerce from cheque laundering.

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