RE: Webroot Uncovers Thousands of Stolen Identities

[Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

BTw, that 87% number is BS.  I think it includes cookies. 



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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:38 PM
To: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org; privacy () whitestar linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Webroot Uncovers Thousands of Stolen Identities


Personally, I think we *are* seeing it. Deluges of it.

Every day, week, month, etc, ad nasueum.

And to think -- some of it most assuredly goes unreported.

- ferg


-- Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu writes:

On Tue, 09 May 2006 22:45:43 -0000, Fergie said:
> Spyware researchers at Webroot Software. have uncovered a stash of 
> tens of thousands of stolen identities from 125 countries

Hardly surprising that Webroot was saying 87% of boxes have spyware
stealing this sort of stuff...

The curious question - if 87% have spyware on them, why aren't we seeing
*more* abuses?


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/




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