PHISHING OPERATOR GETS JAIL

DMNews reports that two people who sent spam as part of a "phishing" operation - a deceptive means to steal personal information - have reached a settlement with the FTC, and one was sentenced to 46 months. The pair sent emails to AOL customers saying a billing problem had occurred with their accounts. The emails contained a link to a Web page bearing the style, colors and logo of AOL, which illegally recorded the consumers' billing information.