Content category: "Phishing"
Phishing: Legal Responses
Posted on 02. Mar, 2007 by admin.
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On January 26, 2004, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed the first lawsuit against a suspected phisher. The defendant, a Californian teenager, allegedly created and used a webpage designed to look like the America Online website, so that he could steal credit card information. Other countries have followed the lead of the U.S. by tracing and arresting phishers. (more…)
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Phishing: General Information
Posted on 12. Nov, 2006 by admin.
In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. (more…)
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