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Oct 30 2008 3:37PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
phishing, botnets, zombie army
Overheard: Botnets and online poker
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
phishing, botnets, zombie army
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There are myriad ways hackers can cash out once they have obtained stolen bank accounts or credit card details…One way is to find a partner and create two accounts on an online poker site, loading up one of the accounts with cash from a stolen card. The pair then enter a heads-up game and the cashed-up player purposely loses, making the other account rich. They then cash out and split the profits.
Asher Moses, Inside the hackers’ den |
Hunched over a computer terminal in his pyjamas, “Frank” makes more money than a small-time drug dealer without ever having to worry about being caught or even leaving the house.
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