Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks
Hackers steal from French president - phish suspected.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has had his funds stolen from his bank account, apparently after a phishing email
tricked him into handing over access codes, according to reports.
The raid only lifted 'small amounts' from the account, and due to the widespread fame Sarkozy has picked up in his
brief tenure as president it seems likely that the thieves were unaware who their victim was - the full weight of
the French police force is now on their trail.
Initial reports on the incident are in the AP
here and at The Register
here, with more comment from McAfee
here and from
Sophos here.
22 October 2008
Tags:
cybercrime, france, phishing.
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