There’s been a couple interesting stories online today concerning security. A Russian group is accused of hijacking more than 100,000 computers for gathering personal data, and the TJX hackers have finally been charged as well.
The ID theft ring stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, said Michael Sullivan, U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. The criminals installed sophisticated “sniffer” programs on the retailers’ networks, allowing them to collect credit card and password information, he said during a press conference.
The defendants then used these cards to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars at a time from cash machines, the DOJ said. Gonzalez and others were allegedly able to conceal and launder their fraud proceeds by using anonymous Internet-based currencies and by channeling funds through bank accounts in Eastern Europe, the DOJ said.
Wow. Pretty devious. Read my earlier post about the TJX hacking here.
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