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Web Fraud 2.0 — Point-and-Click Cracking Tools
An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post's Security Fix blog is running a fascinating series that peers inside some of the Web-based services cyber crooks are using to ply their trade: from masking their identity, to defeating CAPTCHAs, to creating counterfeit documents and validating stolen credit and debit cards. Everyone familiar with this space hears about these kinds of tools and services all the time in the abstract, but the Post blog includes screen shots and background details on the popularity of the services and how each one is helping to bring cyber crime that much closer to the realm of even the most newbie scam artists." Many of these tools require a working knowledge of Russian. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that Chinese-language tools exist too.
Many of these tools require a working knowledge of Russian. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that Chinese-language tools exist too.
Damn. And here I was looking for fraud tools in Klingon. No wonder I can't ever find anything.
Except it isn't a stereotype...it's a statistical certainty. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that English-language tools exist too?
See how stereotype doesn't apply? Probably not.
Often wrong but never in doubt.
I am Jack9.
Everyone knows me.
It is not a stereotype to say that many burglaries are committed by blacks, as this can easily be backed by data. It is stereotypical, however, to say, "All blacks commit burglaries", "Most blacks commit burglaries", or "He is black so he's probably committed burglary."