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Japanese Police Arrest First Phisher

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Feb 09, 20061 min
CSO and CISOData and Information Security

Of course phishing isn’t new at all in Japan, and it looks as if the nation’s plodding police force is gradually catching up with cybercrime, as the J-cops have finally landed their first phisher.

The suspect allegedly won about 300 auctions on Yahoo Japan using stolen user IDs and passwords. The accused, according to reports, obtained the IDs and passwords of about 500 Yahoo Auction users between last March and this January and resold about ?5.5 million (US$47,000) worth of book vouchers and travel coupons.

For more on phishing, read How to Foil a Phish.

Don’t forget to keep checking in at our CSO Security Feed page for updated news coverage.

-Paul Kallender, Digital World Tokyo

asacco
Managing Editor

Al Sacco was a journalist, blogger and editor who covers the fast-paced mobile beat for CIO.com and IDG Enterprise, with a focus on wearable tech, smartphones and tablet PCs. Al managed CIO.com writers and contributors, covered news, and shared insightful expert analysis of key industry happenings. He also wrote a wide variety of tutorials and how-tos to help readers get the most out of their gadgets, and regularly offered up recommendations on software for a number of mobile platforms. Al resides in Boston and is a passionate reader, traveler, beer lover, film buff and Red Sox fan.

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