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Posted 13 September 2007 - 05:38 PM

images/news/security.jpgAn 18-month-long probe resulted in raids in several German cities and the arrests of 10 Russians, Ukrainians and Germans who police believe were involved in "phishing"--or tricking people into revealing personal or financial details.

The group targeted bank customers who received e-mails purportedly from organizations like eBay and Deutsche Telekom, said the office.

Attached to the e-mails was so-called Trojan horse software, which records data entered in computers.

Full story @ C|Net





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