Senator anti phishing Bill
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced a bill to the Senate, criminalize phishing and pharming. Should there be a sign to mark Leahy’s bill, the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005, a maximum of five years in prison and fines of up to $ 250000 fraudsters are criminally prosecuted successfully.
The bill is comparable with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, which imposes restrictions and penalties relating to the transmission of junk mail advertising on the Internet.
Phishing is the name of a class socially constructed, that the attacks fraudulently obtain consumers, passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information. Use pharming door on the redirection of the Web browser to malicious Web sites, even if the legitimate user a URL.
“Some phishers and pharmers can be criminally prosecuted under the direction of fraud or identity theft statutes, but often these prosecutions only after someone has been deceived. For most of these criminals, that leaves time to recognize their footsteps. ” Leahy said, while the bill on the floor of the Senate.
Leahy, a leader of Senate Democrats, took care, the scope of the law and protection of First Amendment rights. The bill protects freedom of expression policy and parody of speech online.
Some analysts question the effectiveness of these regulations. “So far, legislative efforts to fight against cybercrime have not demonstrated that all effective. One reason is the speed with which criminals can be domain, IP address or place, “said Jupiter Research Joe Wilcox, senior analyst.” Raising awareness among consumers and industry, measures likely to move legislation, particularly in the case of phishing sites, where many activities which may be outside the USA. ”
Without limiting the federal law, that most techniques to fraudulently obtain personal information online, the industry has focused on public-private cooperation for the protection of Internet users. In December, technology companies and law enforcement cooperation in the fight against phishing by the introduction of the Digital PhishNet program. Digital PhishNet opens a direct line of communication, as well as cyber-criminals can be quickly identified and arrested.
In January 2005, trends anti-phishing Activity Report, the Anti-Phishing Working Group showed that the number of active phishing sites reported in January 2560, and that the average monthly growth rate of phishing sites during the period from July to January 2004 2004, 28 per cent.
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