Thirty-eight people were charged yesterday with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from Internet users as part of a global crime ring.
The gang (Romanian-based) phishing scams used the internet to scam thousand of consumers and hundreds of financial institutions, according to indictments unsealed in Los Angeles and New Haven, Conn.
The practice known as phishing typically involves sending fraudulent e-mails that include links directing recipients to fake Web sites, where they are asked to submit sensitive data. Phishers may also include attachments that, when opened, secretly install “spyware” that can capture personal information and send it to third parties over the Internet.
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