The Buzz | Swiss charge 3 suspects in global phishing case

Swiss prosecutors say they’ve charged three people accused of illegally obtaining data on at least 133,600 credit cards with computer fraud following their extradition from Thailand.
The Swiss attorney general’s office said yesterday that the group for years earned a living from the unlawful procurement and fraudulent online use of credit card data. It said that “credit card holders around the world and Swiss financial institutions” were affected.
The three allegedly obtained the data through so-called phishing attacks, using emails, websites and text messages.