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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Microsoft in legal war on phishing


Microsoft in legal war on phishing
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Mar 20, 2006The company said 53 of the cases against people who engage in so-called 'phishing' will have begun by the end of this month. The ...
Source: news.monstersandcritics.com

Latest phishing scam targets 1st Source Bank customers
WNDU-TV, IN - Apr 6, 2006A number of people have received emails that appear to be from 1st Source, asking them to confirm their email address. When you ...
Source: www.wndu.com

Send the IRS taxing phishing emails
SC Magazine, UK - Apr 4, 2006With tax-time scammers prowling, the IRS wants to take a look at phishing emails being sent to Americans setting up their tax paperwork. ...
Source: www.scmagazine.com

German Postbank uses e-signatures to curb phishing
Register, UK - Apr 7, 2006German bank Postbank is going to introduce electronic signatures to all email correspondence with its customers in an attempt to curb phishing. ...
Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Germany's FBI Bust Phishing Gang
eBCVG - Apr 4, 2006German federal police on Tuesday arrested seven members of a suspected phishing gang on fraud charges after a three-month investigation. ...
Source: www.it-observer.com

China Construction Bank says no evidence yet of 'phishing' fraud
Forbes - Mar 15, 2006BEIJING (AFX) - China Construction Bank (CCB) said it has found no evidence so far that its computer systems were used in a 'phishing' scheme targeting bank ...
Source: www.forbes.com