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2005-10-03
C I Host's Faulkner Warns of Fake Google, Yahoo, MSN Sites; Infected Machines Directed to Spoofs of Popular Search Sites
Who: Christopher Faulkner is CEO and founder of C I Host, the largest privately held Web hosting firm, serving 220,000 clients in 192 countries.
What:
A malicious program tricks users with phony search results on fake
Google, Yahoo and MSN sites.
Infected machines are redirected to spoof versions of search sites, which
in turn build traffic to sites of scam co-conspirators. It is nearly
impossible to recognize that the sites are not authentic.
Related Topics:
- Identity Theft scams
- Social Engineering
- "Katrina" Scams
Where:
C I Host is centrally located and accessible to both coasts via the DFW
Airport, just a few miles away. Faulkner is available for in-studio
interviews, given advance notice.
When:
October 3, 2005
Contact:
D. Kent Pingel
VP, Corporate Communications, PR
C I Host
888-868-9931, ext. 7006
kentp@cihost.com
www.cihost.com
SOURCE C I Host
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