[613] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: Credit Card Security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darren Reed)
Sun Apr 23 04:29:19 1995
From: Darren Reed <darrenr@vitruvius.arbld.unimelb.edu.au>
To: Paul.Rarey@Systems.DHL.COM
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 15:05:37 +1000 (EST)
Cc: riddle@is.rice.edu, ksaxe@midwest.net, www-security@ns1.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <9504210950.ZM16935@maverick.systems.DHL.COM> from "Paul Rarey" at Apr 21, 95 09:50:15 am
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Whilst on this subject, although a little bit off-track, an article in
a Sunday paper (The Age) here in Australia included a quote:
"I wouldn't bother stealing credit card numbers when I can make them myself,"
"FRaCTal INSaNiTy" said.
All the hackers agreed it was ``disgustingly easy'' to create credit card
accounts.
(The reporter was talking to a group of them). This was mentioned in
reference to someone finding 1000+ credit card numbers sitting on an ISP's
machine and going public about it. So give some serious thought to storing
the CC# as well as getting it accross the internet securely.
darren
