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SEC Hiring Cybercops[1] to Police 'Net Fraud'

MIAMI (Reuters) - Seeking to stem[2] a "climate of lawlessness" on the Internet, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filled about half of some 60 new jobs for cybercops to patrol the World Wide Web, a top SEC official said.

His comments followed hackers' attacks last week, which disrupted several popular Web sites, including that of E+Trade Group Inc., the No. 2 U.S. online brokerage firm.

The SEC plans to add up to 100 people to its 850-member enforcement staff of lawyers and analysts, with 50 to 60 of them dedicated to combating burgeoning[3] Internet fraud, SEC enforcement director Richard Walker said at the 18th annual Federal Securities Institute meeting in Miami.

SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt has declared the fight against Internet fraud to be a top priority for the securities regulator. The ease of spreading false information via e-mail, chat rooms and Web sites has made the Internet fertile ground for stock fraud.

    



注释：

1．cybercops：
这个词由“cyber”和“cops”组成，前者是表示“计算机的”的前缀。后者则指“警察”。

2．stem：
阻止。比如：stem the flow of illegal drug可以说成“遏止非法毒品的流通”。这个词如果与“from”就表示另一种意思，比如：the feeling of hate that stems from envy可以说成“由妒忌而产生的恨意”。

3．burgeoning：
迅速生长的。比如：“城市郊区如雨后春笋般兴起”，可以用到这个词“New suburbs burgeoned all around the city.”

  
 
 


美国证交会雇请电脑警察对付网际诈骗

迈阿密（路透社消息）——为了阻止因特网上“无法无天”的气氛，美国证交会招聘在万维网上巡逻的电脑警察，已有人填补了60个新职位中一半以上的空缺，证交会的一位高级官员这样说。

他发表这一声明的前一星期，黑客袭击了包括E+Trade Group Inc.（电子商务集团）——美国第二大在线代理公司——在内的一些著名站点，造成网络的临时中断。

SEC执行主席Richard Walker在迈阿密召开的第18次联邦证券协会年会上说，美国证交会打算在其850人的律师和分析员的执行机构里再追加100人，其中有50到60人主要负责打击正在萌芽的因特网诈骗案。

SEC主席Arthur Levitt宣布，证券调整者的首要任务就是反击互联网诈骗。人们通过电子邮件、聊天室、网站自由散布虚假信息，使得互联网变成了金融诈骗案滋生的温床。