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The nomination period for the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (MOV) will be open from May 31 to July 31, 2012. The medal is awarded annually by the President to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life. (BJA) Medal of valor Award

A new malicious spam campaign has just launched targeting PayPal users. This malware campaign attempts to "social engineer" users into clicking a link that they know they shouldn't click on! Spam leads to Malware

- NIJ Pubs and Multimedia Update. Ground Penetrating Radar Study

UK First Use of 3-D Imaging Derived from Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Imaging in UK Trial The East Midlands Forensic Pathology unit, based at the University of Leicester, has used 3D images derived from post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans as an aid to demonstrate injuries to a jury for the first time in evidence at a UK trial. 3-D Search for Injuries

Phishing attacks impersonating email service providers increased 333 percent from Q4 2011 to Q1 2012. IID attributes this spike to spammers needing unsullied email addresses since many major spamming botnets have been shut down. Phishing Wit Emails