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Kinko's Spy Case Illustrates Public Terminal Risk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the virtual-identity-theft dept.

tealwarrior writes "CNN reports in this story that a hacker by the name of Jiang was charged with installing keystroke loggers to record passwords in 14 differnet kinkos in New York. These were then used to open bank accounts online. The article mentions Jiang signing people up for accounts with GoToMyPC then then using their own machine to open bank accounts. Also mentioned are similar schemes perpetrated at Boston College." Be careful out there, folks. Sometimes there's even sneakier things than just stealing one's cookies.

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  1. Funny thing, the name... by jkrise · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sometime back, Passport passwords were hacked: Muhammed from Pakistan.

    Adobe's eBook reader was cracked : Skylarov.

    and now, Jiang.

    Why isn't it Rob or Pete or Chris, ever??

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  2. Re:is this viable for a class-action lawsuit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    yep, you went to the hacked store. Jiang says your password was "lutefisk" but fortunately you only used it to access nude pictures Cowboy Neal.

  3. we can be reassured.... by lfourrier · · Score: 3, Funny
    Kinko's spokeswoman Maggie Thill said the company takes security seriously and believes it has "succeeded in making a similar attack extremely difficult in the future." She would not provide details, saying that to do so could make systems less secure .

    They obviously really understand security...

    note (for the humour-impaired) : this is irony