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Fake Sites Set To Trap Paedophiles
Talkback Sounds good on paper (or,on screen), but will evidence hold-up in court? Is it not the case that the authorities can be accused of acting as "agent provocateur", therefore being guilty of enticement and open to counter-suits of corruption et al?
[December 20, 2003, 14:09]
Aussie Escrow Service Faked Online
News The directors of escrow services provider Trade Secure are considering closing down the company after discovering that several fake Web sites are using the company logo and address and deceiving customers all over the world.
[July 21, 2004, 10:20]
Malware Spoofs Search Sites
News Security experts have discovered a malicious program aimed at tricking users into clicking on phoney search results on fake Google, Yahoo and MSN sites. The program also installs a fake Google toolbar that similarly interferes with results.
[October 3, 2005, 9:40]
Web Vigilantes Launch Attacks
News The 419 Flash Mob, supported by Artists Against 419, has declared war on criminals who host fake bank Web sites in the hope of luring victims to deposit money there. Our aim is to shut down eight fake bank web sites in less than 48 hours!
[February 10, 2005, 12:20]
Microsoft To Plug URL-spoofing Hole
News And on Wednesday, the company posted details of an alleged flaw that could let Web surfers be tricked into downloading malicious files from counterfeit sites reached via such fake addresses. Attackers, then, can use the area to the left of the...
[January 30, 2004, 7:40]
Phishing Growing Exponentially
News The APWG found that the most common fraud-based sites seen during July were fake loan scams, mortgage frauds, online pharmacy frauds, and fake online banking institutions. The number of phishing Web sites is increasing by 50 percent every month and...
[October 12, 2004, 10:45]
Google Used As Bait In Phishing Scam
News For example, in September a malicious program was discovered that redirected users into clicking on phony search results on fake Google, Yahoo and MSN sites. A fake copy of the Google Web site hosted on a server in the US displays the message: "You...
[November 10, 2005, 9:50]
Splogs: Wreaking Havoc In The Blogosphere
News Bray wrote of the fake sites. The attacker, or splogger, used automated tools to manipulate the Blogger-BlogSpot service and create thousands of fake blogs loaded with links to specific Web sites (home mortgage, poker and tobacco sites among them).
[October 21, 2005, 16:00]
Interpol: Give Us The Tools To Fight Cybercrime
News Many organised criminal gangs have turned to the Internet in recent years, using fake Web sites and emails to defraud users. He said banking institutions are afraid that their reputations will be damaged if their customers know that other customers...
[March 21, 2006, 12:35]
Auction Sites Warn On The Danger Of Wire Transfers
News And that means they've been used in many fake auctions -- so many that several online auction sites are warning visitors of the dangers. Others have set up fake escrow services to make bidders feel more comfortable about sending a wire transfer.
[July 4, 2002, 14:18]
Banks Must Pay Up For Security
Leader But the smell of the money has attracted a new generation of criminals in the shape of phishers who try to trick the unwary into handing over their personal details, or fool them with fake sites. This lets the criminals redirect bank customers to...
[March 9, 2005, 14:00]
Billion Dollar Bank Fraud Foiled By UK Crime Fighters
News An organised group of fraudsters created fake online European banking guarantees claiming to have been issued by one of 29 European banks in a scheme designed to entice investors to hand over money. Examples of the fake addresses include www...
[April 11, 2001, 15:35]
New Denial Of Service Menace Uncovered
News Victims have apparently been targeted with a fake video attachment. A denial of service attack involves bombarding a computer with an overwhelming amount of fake communication data. A new distributed denial of service threat, with the potential to...
[June 9, 2000, 11:58]
Net Laughs At Itself On April Fool's
News It provided a fake press release, saying that people who believe they own intellectual property should submit it directly to Microsoft's site or any one of the MSN sites.eBay also had its dose of thrills.
[April 2, 2002, 14:58]
Phishers Cash In On Banking Crisis
News Security firm SonicWall said on Thursday that it has been seeing emails that attempt to lure people to fake bank websites, where they are asked to reverify their personal and bank information due to a merger.
[October 3, 2008, 11:57]
Judge Dismisses Suit Against EBay
News A California state judge ruled on Thursday that eBay is not liable for the sale of fake sports memorabilia on its auction site. The judge has essentially decided to throw the case out," said James Krause, a lawyer representing eBay buyers who say...
[January 19, 2001, 9:50]
Police Crack Down On US Net Fraud Ring
News The scam started with a fake PayPal.com Web site designed to trick potential victims into revealing their account information to the suspects. Creating fake Web pages and tricking victims into entering personal data is hardly a new scam, but it...
[February 21, 2001, 13:25]
Fake Virus Warning Carries Worm
News When the attached file, www.symantec.com.vbs, is activated it changes the Microsoft Internet Explorer home page to a fake Web page, warning against a non-existent worm called VBS.AmericanHistoryX_II@mm.
[May 15, 2001, 11:03]
Fake PayPal Site Could Lead To Identity Theft
News Russian hackers are suspected of being behind a professional-looking but fake PayPal email scam designed to steal a person's financial and personal details for identity theft. The fake message appears to come from the billing department at PayPal...
[July 9, 2003, 13:54]
RSA Looks To Drown Phishers In Data Flood
News Unfortunately for the phishers, one of the techniques Cyota is using to help protect its banking customers is to pump such fraudulent Web sites with so many fake entries that the genuine details are harder to find, according to Naftali Bennett...
[March 31, 2006, 9:55]
