Operation Phish Phry Hooks 100 in U.S., Egypt
More than 50 people in Southern California, Las Vegas and Charlotte, N.C., were indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles for scheming to steal bank account information from thousands of people in the U.S. using phishing techniques.
Facebook Warns Members About Rise in '419' Scam
More and more fraudsters are harvesting the log-in data of Facebook members in order to impersonate them and ask their friends for money, according to the social-networking company.
New Trojan Gives Criminals Full-Service Bank Theft
Security experts agree that cyber-criminals are getting better, but a new Trojan takes things to a whole new level.
Two Romanians to Face Phishing Charges in US
The U.S. Department of Justice has extradited two Romanians to the U.S., where they face charges in connection with a massive phishing scam.
Construction Firm Sues After $588,000 Online Theft
A construction company in Maine is suing its bank after about $588,000 disappeared from its accounts, alleging the bank failed to spot suspicious account activity before it was too late.
Phishing Scam Steals Twitter Passwords
Twitter users beware: This scam will not leave you ROFL.
Sophisticated Botnet Causing Click Fraud Surge
A new botnet has caused a sharp spike in click fraud because it is skirting the most sophisticated filters of search engines, Web publishers and ad networks, according to Click Forensics.
New Phishing Attack Chats Up Victims
With many who bank online now wary of phishing attacks, criminals are adding fake live-chat support windows to their Web sites to make them seem more real.
New York Times Tricked Into Serving Scareware Ad
Scammers tricked the New York Times' Digital Advertising department into placing a malicious ad for fake antivirus software on the NYTimes.com Web site over the weekend, the company confirmed Monday.
Getting Hinky About Nigerian Scams
Nigerian advance-fee fraud scams are alive and well. Ben Rothke looks at a series of emails for clues that should set off any recipient's sense of danger.
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