[pchelpers] News:Vigilantes defacing phishing sites

Vigilantes defacing phishing sites
Washington
May 26, 2005 - 9:53AM

Angered by the growing number of internet scams, online "vigilantes" 
have started to take justice into their own hands by hacking into 
suspected fraud sites and defacing them.

These hackers have targeted fake websites set up to resemble the sites 
of banks or financial institutions in recent weeks, and have inserted 
new pages or messages. Some say "Warning - This was a Scam Site," or 
"This Bank Was Fraudulent and Is Now Removed."

More here:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Vigilantes-defacing-phishing-sites/2005/05/26/1116950789334.html?oneclick=true

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