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Vigilante Hackers deface Phishing Sites

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Danny, May 26, 2005.

  1. Danny

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    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050525/323/fjrgo.html

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Angered by the growing number of Internet scams, online "vigilantes" have started to take justice into their own hands by hacking into suspected fraud sites and defacing them.
    These hackers have targeted fake websites set up to resemble the sites of banks or financial institutions in recent weeks, and have inserted new pages or messages. Some say "Warning - This was a Scam Site," or "This Bank Was Fraudulent and Is Now Removed."
    The efforts by the self-proclaimed "hero hackers" come amid a surge in online schemes known as "phishing" in which victims are lured to fake websites to get passwords or other personal data.

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    #1 Danny, May 26, 2005
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    sweet about time someone went on the offensive. although it is all fun and games until they hit a valid business by accident.
     
    #2 Tadashi, May 26, 2005
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    Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.

    Just so long as the hackers stick to the phish sites, I'm all for a bit of Karmageddon.
     
    #3 Godiva, Jun 21, 2005
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