Suspected phisher arrested
News The emails, which were sent by the thousands, directed recipients to phoney Web sites operated by the sender, and prompted potential victims to enter personal information, including credit and debit card numbers.
[January 27, 2006, 9:30]
Microsoft to fund anti-phishing group
News The practice involves sending phoney emails to customers of banks and other institutions, asking them to update their personal security information. Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it will donate $46,000 (£24,981) worth of software to an...
[July 22, 2004, 10:50]
Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 8
News In IE8, URLs displayed in the address bar now have the main website name, such as "zdnet.co.uk", in bold with the rest of the address greyed out, to make it easier to spot phoney web addresses that may have been linked to in phishing emails.
[March 19, 2009, 3:00]
UK man arrested in phishing probe
News Phishing is big business for Internet criminals, and there can be few Internet users who have not received a phoney email claiming to come from an online bank," said Cluley. According to Sophos, the man allegedly sent fraudulent emails claiming to...
[February 7, 2005, 14:10]
