Hackers steal cash of Sarkozy

CNews PARIS: Internet security at the Elysee Palace may need stepping up after hackers stole money from Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account.How much has been stolen from M Sarkozy's account?"Small sums" are reported to have been taken from the Presidential stash and a spokesman for the French cabinet has confirmed that an investigation is underway.Luc Chatel admitted the incident "proves that this system of checking via the Internet isn't infallible."There was outcry last year when the French parliament decided to award their head of state a 100% payrise.The swindlers may have had access to his £13,243 a month salary.Online banking fraud in the UK is rising at a rapid rate.Twenty one million pounds were lost through internet scams between January and June 2008 - a 185% rise on the 2007 figure.APACS, the UK payment association, says the increase is largely due to criminals targeting online banking customers through phishing scams.These usually target victims via email - sending a message which appears to be from their bank.The message will request the victim to click on a link and log into their bank account.Often they'll claim that there's been a security breach and they need all online customers to reconfirm their details.