Security researchers warn that one of the world’s largest phishing gangs, known in the security industry as Avalanche, is now relying on the infamous ZeuS trojan to steal sensitive data from users. The announcement came from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (AP
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A gang of six phishers were arrested in London and Navan, Ireland by officers from the Metro Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and the Fraud Investigation Bureau of the Irish Garda. The suspects are accused …
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IDG News Service – A new report blames a single Eastern European gang for about two-thirds of all phishing attacks conducted in the second half of 2009. The phishing group — named Avalanche by security researchers because of the large quantity of …
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A single cybercrime gang using advanced malware was responsible for two thirds of all phishing attacks detected in the second half of 2009, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). The report authors found the Avalanche phishing gang was responsible for 66 percent of all
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