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Authorities link 100 people in US, Egypt to ‘phishing’ identity theft schemeAgents arrest dozens for theft scheme in US, Egypt LOS ANGELES — Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate "phishing" scam bilked bank customers out of at least $1 million. Authorities charge nearly 100 people in US, Egypt with ‘phishing’ identity theft schemeNearly 100 charged in US, Egypt in ID theft scheme LOS ANGELES — U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts. Authorities arrest dozens in US, Egypt for alleged ‘phishing’ identity theft schemeDozens arrested in US, Egypt in ID theft scheme LOS ANGELES — U.S. and Egyptian authorities are arresting dozens of people to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands. FBI arrests dozens in US and overseas for alleged ‘phishing’ identity theft schemeFBI arrests dozens for 'phishing' ID theft scheme LOS ANGELES — The FBI is arresting dozens of people in the United States and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people. Phishy e-mails falling as scammers switch tactics, IBM security researchers say'Phishing' drops; are scammers switching tactics? SAN FRANCISCO — Internet criminals might be rethinking a favorite scam for stealing people's personal information. 200 Million Facebook users at risk of being robbed of their passwordsLONDON - In the latest phishing scam to hit Facebook, almost 200 million users of the social networking site are at the risk of being robbed of their passwords. Twitter is Vulnerable to worms : Computer Security Experts
Beware of ‘check this out’ message in facebook. It may cost you your Facebook account
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There is a serious scam involving IRS (Internal Revenue Service, USA) which can fool even the most web-savvy people. Please read below for details on how you can protect yourself from this email which appears to genuinely come from IRS, inquiring about your tax exemption status.
WASHINGTON - Social networking site Twitter suffers security breaches, an expert has warned. According to Graham Cluley of antivirus firm Sophos, the microblogging site is prone to viruses created in the Javascript web-programming language. The Senior Technology Consultant revealed that these viruses were capable of sending short messages or "tweets" under the user's name and may even send their pals to phishing sites.
NEW YORK - For those who have an account with social networking site Facebook - take care not to click on messages urging you to 'check this out'. It could be a worm luring you to provide information. The site has been hit by two phishing attacks on two consecutive days, with a worm prompting users to log in to a fake Facebook page, Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt has said.
