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Microsoft Plays Detective, Casts 129 Lawsuits on Phishers

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November 22nd 2006
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According to a Reuters report, Microsoft is aiding law enforcement efforts overseas by serving up 129 lawsuits related to phishing activity in Europe and the Middle East. The legal sweep arrives in the wake of the Redmond, WA giant’s unveiling of its Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative in March. Of the 129 [...] more...

Firefox Enlists Search Security Solution from GeoTrust

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April 11th 2006
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E-Business security solutions provider GeoTrust today announced the availability of its free TrustWatch search service for the Mozilla Firefox browser. Firefox users can now immediately see a “trusted” search rating displayed next to each search result when using the Google search engine built into Firefox. With Trustwatch, Firefox hopes to help [...] more...

CipherTrust Reels in Anti-Phishing Site

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March 29th 2006
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Email and messaging security company CipherTrust unveiled their new anti-phishing website at the MIT Spam Conference 2006. PhishRegistry.org is a free online resource that lets businesses register their official websites and alert them to fraud. CipherTrust has designed the system to help businesses alert their customers to any known phishing [...] more...

FTC Fights Cybercrime With New Site

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January 11th 2006
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Still don’t understand how to avoid becoming a victim of an Internet crime? To help you sort out all your questions, the FTC (in partnership with 13 private organizations and five federal agencies) launched a website yesterday to bring you up to speed. Using interactive quizzes, the website educates on topics [...] more...