Wednesday, October 10, 2012
AOL Uses Nations First Anti-Phishing Law to Sue Scammers
Virginia is the first state in the U.S. to enact a law giving online businesses the right to sue people engaging in "phishing" to steal information from their customers. Phishers send out official-looking e-mails to people that appear to come from trusted websites, asking for personal information that would allow the phishers to commit fraud or identity theft. America Online (AOL) is the first online company to take advantage of the anti-phishing law, by filing three civil lawsuits against
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