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Re: How the media just don't get it
From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:40:05 -0600
On 4/19/06, David Lodge <dave () cirt net> wrote:
One of my contacts in the physical security world passed this article on to me: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2135302_2,00.html Normally I'd ignore such a poorly researched article, but this has come from one of the UK's major broadsheet newspapers... I'm interested on the price list on the second page of the article, as I've never really messed around with botnets - how viable are these prices? Regular credit card number: $1 Credit card with 3-digit security code: $3-$5 Credit card with code and PIN: $10-$100 Social security number (US): $5-$10 Mother?s maiden name: $5-$10 $5-$10 seems a bit much just for a mother's maiden name! Especially as it's a lot more than that for a credit card number.
The price is based on difficulty to obtain. You know what a cc transaction looks like, and can filter for it. Can the same be said for mothers maiden name? Also, one can be used for purchases, can the same be said for loans? BTW, mothers maiden name is discriminatory towards orphans, but I took a lesson from them: you can make one up. Treat your MMN as a passcode, that doesnt have to actually reflect reality. -JP _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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