US and Egyptian authorities have charged 100 people with conducting a phishing operation that siphoned at least $$1.5m from thousands of accounts belonging to Bank of America and Well Fargo customers. Fifty-three defendants from California, Nevada and North Carolina were named in a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday. Prosecutors said it was the largest number of defendants ever charged in a cybercrime case. Authorities in Egypt charged an additional 47 people. Operation Phish Phry, as the case was ...

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