The Web: Anti-phishing 'posses' hunt criminals

by UPI

Wed, Oct 5, 2005 6:39PM

Technology capitalists take the law into their own hadns - imprison criminals themselves.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last Friday signed into law the first state legislation that penalizes fraudsters who steal online identities through "phishing" scams, but Internet companies and banks are not waiting for the law to stop the cyber-criminals and are actively taking covert measures to protect their customers, experts tell UPI's The Web. By Gene Koprowski

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