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Re: spyware targets bank customers. news at 11.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Florian Weimer)
Wed Aug 10 12:22:09 2005
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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:11:31 +0200
In-Reply-To: <873bpietiz.fsf@snark.piermont.com> (Perry E. Metzger's message
of "Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:37:24 -0400")
* Perry E. Metzger:
> "A major identity theft ring has been discovered that affects up to 50
> banks, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that says
> it uncovered the operation. The operation, which is being
> investigated by the FBI, is gathering personal data from
> "thousands of machines" using keystroke-logging software, Sunbelt
> said Monday."
>
> http://news.com.com/ID+theft+ring+hits+50+banks%2C+firm+says/2100-7349_3-5823591.html
I should point out that most players in the field don't rush to the
press with their findings, in order not to impact a pending law
enforcement investigation.
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