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Re: Identity theft case could be largest so far
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Grigg)
Thu Jul 22 15:23:39 2004
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:09:22 +0100
From: Ian Grigg <iang@systemics.com>
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R. A. Hettinga wrote:
> <http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cyber.theft/index.html>
> Identity theft case could be largest so far
From other reports, the indictment alleges that "Levine
gained access ... by misusing a legitimate password and user
name while working for a company doing business with Acxiom."
I.e., not even a hack, but an insider theft.
iang
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