RE: Largest Ever Online Robbery Hits Swedish Bank

["Randall M" <randallm () fidmail com>]

Doc,
Sorry, but I must disagree. "Dare" programs run here in the schools telling
5th and 6th grader's all about not to take drugs. Most have never heard of
marijuana. By 8th grade they know all about it. 

Education works. I work with about 5-600 employees. When I began they
clicked on everything. Today nothing "strange" is clicked on but I'm called
instead.

Most people "want" to know because they are getting tired of it too. I
believe statistics will back me up on this. Less people are exploited due to
the news and such telling about the existing problems. Crackers have had to
come up with more sophisticated means. I just believe EDCUCATION still
works. It doesn't cost more then the "news" media giving public
announcements.

Thank You 
Randall M  

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[-----Original Message-----
[From: Drsolly [mailto:drsollyp () drsolly com]
[Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:50 PM
[To: Randall M
[Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
[Subject: Re: [funsec] Largest Ever Online Robbery Hits Swedish Bank
[
[On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Randall M wrote:
[
[> I've said a million times. "Knowledge" is power. Spend a million on
[> educating and this type of crap will cease.
[
[I've said it two million times. Education won't work. You can't even
[educate people to drive a safe distance from the car in front, you can't
[educate people to add ten years to their life by giving up smoking. If
[you
[can't do either of those, for the immense budget that is spent on them,
[the budget for educating people on computer security would have to
[exceed
[the budget for the war in Iraq.
[
[
[> Thank You
[> Randall M
[>
[> From: Zonk
[> Posted At: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:09 PM
[> Posted To: Technology
[> Conversation: Slashdot
[> Subject: Largest Ever Online Robbery Hits Swedish Bank
[>
[>
[>
[> ukhackster writes "A Swedish bank has fallen victim to what experts
[believe
[> is the biggest online robbery ever. A Russian gang apparently used
[> keylogging software to steal around one million dollars. It appears
[that
[> most of the victims weren't running security protection. The bank is
[> refunding everyone who lost money (even if they hadn't taken
[precautions) -
[> good news for the victims, but not really an incentive to take more
[care in
[> future. From the article: 'Nordea believes that 250 customers have
[been
[> affected by the fraud, after falling victim to phishing emails
[containing
[> the Trojan. According to McAfee, Swedish police believe Russian
[organised
[> criminals are behind the attacks. Currently, 121 people are suspected
[of
[> being involved. The attack started by a tailormade Trojan sent in the
[name
[> of the bank to some of its clients, according to McAfee. The sender
[> encouraged clients to download a "spam fighting" application.'"
[>
[>  <http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?a=bNCKMA>
[>
[>
[>
[> Read
[<http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/78052030/article.pl>
[> more
[>
[>


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