CAUGHT IN THE WEB INTERNET THIEVES DEVELOP ANOTHER WAY TO SNAG UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS: IT'S CALLED "PHARMING.".(BUSINESS)

From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: April 10, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Dan Lee San Jose Mercury News

First online crooks went "phishing," and now they're getting into "pharming" to reap their harvest of potential identity-theft victims.

Pharming is a new scam that automatically directs computer users from a legitimate Web site to a fraudulent copy of that site - without any warning signs. The fraudulent site collects passwords, credit card numbers or other private information for potential misuse.

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