FBI finally does something about phishing:

A large group of suspected internet fraudsters has been arrested following an investigation by the FBI.

Seventeen individuals have been arrested, four in the US and the rest in Poland, after being chased by over 20 different FBI offices.

The group is accused of carrying out a phishing attack against a major financial institution in the three months from August 2004, it is claimed.

Police arrest suspected phishing gang Richard Thurston, ZDNet UK, 03 Nov 2006

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