Czech-mate for prague phishing stooge.The Czech authorities have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a gang which phished the bank accounts of innocent internet users. In what is reported to be the first arrest of its kind in the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , a man was arrested while waiting at a bank counter in Prague, where it is claimed he was attempting to pick up money stolen through the phishing scheme. If found guilty, the man faces up to 12 years in prison. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the police, the detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: man was hired by a criminal gang to withdraw money from a bank account which held funds transferred from plundered plun·der v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders v.tr. 1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village. 2. accounts belonging to Citibank customers. The gang is said to have sent a number of emails disguised as communications from Citibank, asking for recipients to confirm their bank account details and other personal data. www.sophos.com |
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