Police along with the IDF took Palestinian resident 'Mohammed Aalan,' aged 22, living in the West Bank (Palestine) into custody on November 15, 2009 on charges that he had allegedly organized a phishing scam against customers of Bank Leumi.

Authorities at the UPJ {University of Pittsburgh's Johnstown (USA)} have been trying to analyze a PC worm after its infection significantly reduced the speed of Internet access at the campus.

According to a news published in The Business Insider on November 17, 2009, many US residents have been receiving an e-mail apparently from the Bank of America (BOA), which is offering generous financial assistance, but in reality the e-mail is fake.

Internet security researchers at Sophos Labs have said that a Trojan is spreading widely through e-mails, notifying recipients that their accounts have been deactivated. Besides, indicated with the words "mailbox utility," the malware appears dangerous.