Shocker: SOCA Issues Warnings on Phishing, Malware and Online Fraud
Nick Heath writes on silcion.com:
A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters.More here.
The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank accounts using email phishing and key logging malware.
The report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) says groups of criminals worldwide are collaborating over the web, specialising in roles from spamming to trading stolen personal data.
It says the criminal market for stolen data has boomed with the growth of the internet, with information stolen through phishing, hacking or malware traded in large quantities online.
Note: Nothing personal here, but SOCA is about a year behind if they are just now noticing that this is a problem. Maybe even two or more years behind. -ferg
posted by Fergie @ 6/06/2008 09:41:00 PM
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