Google queries provide stolen credit cards

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: August 4, 2004 1:17:58 AM EDT
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Subject: Google queries provide stolen credit cards


Google queries provide stolen credit cards

By Robert Lemos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified August 3, 2004, 4:24 PM PDT

Simple queries using the Google search engine can turn up a handful
of sites that have posted credit card information to the Web, CNET
News.com learned on Tuesday.

The lists of financial information include hundreds of card holders'
names, addresses and phone numbers as well as their credit-card data.
Much of the credit-card data that appears in the lists found by
Google may no longer be valid, but CNET called several people listed
and verified that the credit cards numbers were authentic. The query,
the latest example of "Google hacking," highlights increasing concern
that knowledgeable Web surfers can turn up sensitive information by
mining the world's best-known search engine.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1029-5295661.html

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