After an 18-month-long investigation, German police have arrested 10 Russians, Ukrainians, and Germans who they think were involved in phishing scams that bilked users out of "hundreds of thousands of euros." The suspects targeted customers of eBay and Deutsche Telekom, among other companies, and lived "luxurious lifestyles involving expensive jewelry, cars and travel." [Reuters]
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I've been getting a phishing email lately that really puzzles me - it says there's a problem with my PayPal account (which there isn't) but it doesn't ask me to do anything. There's no link, no attachment, it actually tells me to open a new browser window and go to the PayPal website to get it straightened out. Why are they phishing me if they aren't looking for information?
The internet is now safe? Let us all join hands and frolick in the streets and be merry!