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PIN Scandal 'Worst Hack Ever'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cue-comic-book-guy-voice dept.

QuietLagoon writes "The evolving Citibank PIN scandal is getting worse with each passing day. Gregg Keizer of TechWeb News writes: 'The unfolding debit card scam that rocked Citibank this week is far from over, an analyst said Thursday as she called this first-time-ever mass theft of PINs 'the worst consumer scam to date.' ... The problem...is that retailers improperly store PIN numbers after they've been entered, rather than erase them at the PIN-entering pad. Worse, the keys to decrypt the PIN blocks are often stored on the same network as the PINs themselves, making a single successful hack a potential goldmine for criminals: they get the PIN data and the key to read it.'"

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  1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5? by Quaoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

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    1. Re:1, 2, 3, 4, 5? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42? err... nevermind.

    2. Re:1, 2, 3, 4, 5? by AK+Marc · · Score: 2, Funny

      I randomly picked mine, and it still came out 9, 9, 9, 9.

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    3. Re:1, 2, 3, 4, 5? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That's the thing about randomness; you never know.

  2. lets go back to barter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    oh wait we already do that ill give you Mr. Smiths PIN if you give me Ms. Jones ebay account password

  3. Re:PIN Collisions by ziggamon2.0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right... And you figured noone else would be 'leet' enough to figure it out? ;-)

  4. Damn... by matr0x_x · · Score: 3, Funny

    Half of my is laughing because I'm picturing the comic book guy saying "Worst Hack Ever" - the other half is genuinely a little frightened at the lack of security guarding my finances :(

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  5. Re:Chip & Pin by duffel · · Score: 5, Funny
    Its a little more dificult to steal my face.

    Albeit somewhat more painful.
  6. Re:PIN Collisions by Dance_Dance_Karnov · · Score: 4, Funny

    admit it, it was 1337 wasn't it.

  7. Pi as Pin? ;-) by mfh · · Score: 2, Funny

    3141, right?

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    1. Re:Pi as Pin? ;-) by Lisandro · · Score: 2, Funny

      3141, right?

          Damnit! You sneaky nerds! Is 2718 taken?

    2. Re:Pi as Pin? ;-) by joecr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well I guess you haven't seen Spaceballs then, as 12345 was taken way back in 1987.

      Try again, but something better.

  8. Re:PIN Collisions by Peaceful_Patriot · · Score: 4, Funny

    My 14 year old daughter got xxx-1337 as her cell phone number. Unfortunately, she has little appreciation for the geekier things in life and is unimpressed by this honor.

    However, I have noticed the word 'WOOT' entering her vocabulary. Maybe some geeky-coolness is slipping into the mainstream afterall.

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