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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Phisher caught with 21 month jail term  (Identity Theft)


Phisher caught with 21 month jail term 
Microsoft scores its first victory against MSN phisher

Life After AOL 
Getting the once-dominant America Online ISP off your back isn"t easy. Hi, my name is Alan and I used to be an AOLcoholic. For years, I wanted to quit using AOL--the Internet service provider America Online--but I just couldn't do it.

Phisher receives 21 month jail term 
A 23-year-old phishing site operator from Iowa has been sentenced to a 21 month jail term and has to pay $57,294 in restitution. Following his release, Jayson Harris will be subject to supervised release for three years.

Cop bungle exposes bank files 
THE banking details of thousands of Australians have been revealed and an international police investigation jeopardised in a bungle by Australia's peak internet crime-fighting agency.