NeonWizard
April 14th, 2004, 07:52 PM
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- EarthLink has developed a program to fight phishers -- phony Web sites designed to deceive e-mail users into providing personal information such as passwords and credit card or Social Security numbers.
Phisher sites are called that because they "fish" for personal information that can be used in identify theft. They work by telling an Internet user via e-mail that there is a problem with the service-provider account and providing directions to a Web site for clarification.
Read Article (http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/04/14/earthlink.phishers.ap/index.html)
Phisher sites are called that because they "fish" for personal information that can be used in identify theft. They work by telling an Internet user via e-mail that there is a problem with the service-provider account and providing directions to a Web site for clarification.
Read Article (http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/04/14/earthlink.phishers.ap/index.html)