Beware 'I heart U' spam 

Beware 'I heart U' spam

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 February 2011 11:31 AM
Valentine's Day attacks may steal your identity or install malware on your PC.
FlexiPIN takes aim at phishers, skimmers 

FlexiPIN takes aim at phishers, skimmers

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 19 March 2010 2:16 PM
Will this Australian security prototype protect bank customers from hackers?
AOL phisher sentenced to seven years 

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 15 August 2008 10:00 AM
A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker 

Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 5 October 2007 9:48 AM
Yahoo and eBay are joining forces to block phishing messages that specifically target PayPal users.
AOL phisher pleads guilty in ID theft scheme 

AOL phisher pleads guilty in ID theft scheme

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 24 August 2007 10:37 AM
A 23-year-old man accused of sending spam and phishing emails that targeted AOL subscribers pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a US court, the country's Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users 

California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2007 6:17 PM
A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail 

Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2006 8:48 PM
An Iowa man, guilty of using phishing schemes to dupe as many as 250 MSN customers into giving up their personal information, was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison.
Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence 

Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence

By René Millman, 15 September 2005 4:09 PM
A Japanese man received a 22-month prison sentence after he created a fake website of Yahoo Japan in order to steal personal information from users of that portal. The sentence ...
Police net Brazilian phisher king  

Police net Brazilian phisher king

By David Quainton, 22 March 2005 1:02 PM
Brazilian federal police have delivered the cybercrime Holy Grail by arresting a man suspected to be one of the world’s biggest phishers. Valdir Paulo de Almeida allegedly ...
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