Microsoft sues phishers
PC World | at | by Mike
Microsoft has initiated 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during an eight-month investigation into fraudulent Web pages, with another 32 criminal complaints filed in cooperation with local authorities, the company said today.
Thwarting ID Theft All of the cases are against individuals who attempted to capture the log-in and password details of users by building fraudulent Hotmail and MSN.com sign-in pages, said Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, a Microsoft attorney. A total of 253 sites were investigated, he said.