Online fraud fighters' reputation targeted by crooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 15, 2007

Joe Job attack aims to blacken good name of UK crimefighter Bobbear.

In a smear attack against UK-based online fraud-fighting website Bobbear.co.uk, spammers have sent out email campaigns claiming to originate from the site, requesting donations to a phony e-Gold account set up by the criminals.

Bobbear is a volunteer site battling fraud and money laundering on the internet, providing information on known frauds and fraudsters and offering support and advice to victims. The 'Joe Job' attack has resulted in the site being shut down for a time by its hosting service, but it is now available once again, with some information about the slur campaign, here.

More analysis of the attack, thought to have been perpetrated by online criminals upset with the site's attempts to put a stop to their fraudulent business, is at Sophos here.

Posted on 15 October 2007 by Virus Bulletin

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