[pchelpers] News:Microsoft brings 129 lawsuits against phishers

Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:01 PM IST28
  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Microsoft is helping law enforcers hunt down 
criminals who try to steal bank account details on the Internet and has 
initiated 129 lawsuits in Europe and the Middle East, the U.S. software 
company said.

One court case in Turkey has already led to a 2.5-year prison sentence 
for a so-called "phisher" in Turkey, and another four cases against 
teenagers have been settled out of court, Microsoft said on Wednesday, 
eight months after it announced the launch of a Global Phishing 
Enforcement Initiative in March.

"Sometimes we initiate our own legal action, but more importantly we 
work with law enforcement agencies," said Nancy Anderson, deputy general 
counsel at the software company.

Of the 129 lawsuits that have been initiated, 97 are criminal procedures 
in which Microsoft and other technology companies have provided information.

More here:
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-11-22T214454Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-277394-1.xml
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