Is Identity Theft Really That Easy?
Posted by kimZ | Computer Security, Featured, News You Can Use | 08-18-2009
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It’s shocking to think something as private as your credit card number could be stolen so easily…
Alberto Gonzales and three other men were indicted on Monday for stealing over 130 million credit card numbers from several Fortune 500 companies. So how did he do it? Simple. Gonzalez and his team was able to exploit end users that didn’t know how poor their security was by launching “hacking platforms” on each of their point-of-sale systems, along with the classic SQL-injection attacks. He then used malware to extract credit and debit card numbers.
The companies hit hardest were ones who had taken their security systems for granted. Makes you think twice about your network security, doesn’t it? Just think of all the money and classified information at stake…
To read the full story of this harrowing identity theft, click here.
on the internet, identity theft is a very common scam so always protect your personal info `~*
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