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Tracking the Password Thieves

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the naked-attachment-never-is dept.

wiredog writes "From The Washington Post, yet another story about phishers, keyloggers, and viruses. The story is nothing new, but the author has a blog where he describes how he gathered the information that went into the story. Information including the locations of the victims, and the ISPs likeliest to be hit. Some of the victims included "an engineer for the Architect of the Capitol" and a man who "works in computer security for IBM." One victim "was fresh out of college, where he'd just earned a degree in information security. (He was actively looking for a job in the field; I suggested he may want to go back to the classroom.)" A compromised machine was also found in "the new accounts department at Bank of America" (Score!)"

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  1. Looking at the Distribution Map by Gryle · · Score: 3, Funny

    It would appear that nobody in South Dakota has an identity worth stealing. That's gotta hurt your pride.

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  2. "Likeliest" by mwvdlee · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Likeliest" is a perfectly cromulent word.

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  3. Re:Good school for "Information Security" ?? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Any recommendations from /.ers on a good school for studying this?

    DeVry

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  4. There are no threats by ehaggis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Outside of the United States (at least according to the maps.)

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