Police in the US and Romania have charged 38 members of a suspected phishing gang. The group reportedly organised the theft of online banking credentials using both email and text message lures. One phase of the attack involved the distribution of 1

US stops overseas phishing - CNET News
In a joint operation with Romania authorities on Monday, US Department of Justice officials announced racketeering and other charges against 38 individuals living in the U.S. and Romania. In addition, the Justice Department also executed nine arrest

Save Write to Editor - Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Call it phishing in troubled waters. As China mourns a devastating earthquake and gears up for a probable aftershock, cyber criminals are cashing in on international outpouring. A chunk of online donations made to Red Cross by sympathetic

38 indicted in international phishing scam - Orange County Register
Thirty-eight people have been charged in two related phishing scams that stretched from Romania to Orange County, costing thousands of victims more than $3 million, officials said. The investigation involved several federal and foreign law

38 Charged in Phishing Scams: Consumer Data Target of Global Ring - Washington Post
Thirty-eight people were charged yesterday with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from Internet users as part of a global crime ring. The Romanian-based phishing scams sought to rip off thousands

38 Busted in International Phishing Scheme - FOX News
WASHINGTON Federal authorities have charged 38 people with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users, the Justice Department said Monday. Indictments unsealed in Los

Dozens Charged in Phishing Scheme - Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Thirty-eight people were charged Monday with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users as part of a global crime ring. The Romanian-based phishing scams

Gone Phishing: Global Ring Gets Rather Slick - La Jolla
They had quite a gig going, until a coalition of feds and foreign partners busted it up. In a pair of related cases announced on Monday, a total of 38 people with links to global organized crime-mostly working out of Romania and the U.S., but also

38 charged in international phishing scheme - Sioux City Journal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have charged 38 people with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users. Indictments unsealed in Los Angeles and New Haven, Conn

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