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Spyware Based ID Theft Ring Uncovered

Posted by Zonk on from the dirty-pool dept.

phaedo00 wrote to mention an Ars Technica article discussing a massive identity theft ring uncovered by security software firm Sunbelt. From the article:"According to one of their employees, Alex Eckelberry, during the course of one of their recent investigations into a particular Spyware application--rumored to be called CoolWebSearch--they've discovered that the personal information of those 'infected' was being captured and uploaded to a server."

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  1. Really by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I'm fairly certain that was tounge in cheek stab at journalistic impartiality.

    And it sounded like it came from the pompous ass of Comic Book Man. Some people just need to get over themselves.

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