MSN phisher gets 21 months behind bars

Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 2:32 PM EST

A US individual has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to repay $57,000 for launching a phishing scam against MSN subscribers.

21 year-old Jayson Harris from Iowa was found guilty of sending emails to MSN customers that directed them to a fake website in order to steal personal information.

At vnunet.

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