Comments on: FBI: Online Fraud Costs Skyrocketed in 2009 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/ In-depth security news and investigation Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JCitizen http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-12778 JCitizen Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:33:41 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-12778 The people at Hurricane seemed sane and professional to my inquiries; I didn't suspect them of subterfuge. It is actually common for any email account, whether web-based or server based ISP mail, to be cracked by automated dictionary attacks. Hurricane may not be the culprit here, but they may have bad policies about keeping the network cleaned up, and who is hosting on it. I really don't know. I had read in a reputable article that they had cleaned a lot of other bad sites off there space, so I assume they are being targeted now, for running a square ship. Retribution by the criminals is common; just ask Brian how many times his blog and site have been attacked. The people at Hurricane seemed sane and professional to my inquiries; I didn’t suspect them of subterfuge. It is actually common for any email account, whether web-based or server based ISP mail, to be cracked by automated dictionary attacks. Hurricane may not be the culprit here, but they may have bad policies about keeping the network cleaned up, and who is hosting on it. I really don’t know.

I had read in a reputable article that they had cleaned a lot of other bad sites off there space, so I assume they are being targeted now, for running a square ship. Retribution by the criminals is common; just ask Brian how many times his blog and site have been attacked.

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]]> By: ShelbyVic@gmail.com http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-12730 ShelbyVic@gmail.com Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:52:53 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-12730 About Hurrican Electric, somebody there hacked into my account and changed my private setting. Bastards!!! About Hurrican Electric, somebody there hacked into my account and changed my private setting. Bastards!!!

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]]> By: Erin http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-4984 Erin Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:19:26 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-4984 The rise in online crime across the world is frightening - it is not only America! http://www.certeco.co.uk/blog/2010/01/online-banking-fraud-boom/ Scary stuff. It is important now more than ever to be aware of security online. The rise in online crime across the world is frightening – it is not only America!

http://www.certeco.co.uk/blog/2010/01/online-banking-fraud-boom/

Scary stuff. It is important now more than ever to be aware of security online.

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]]> By: KFritz http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 KFritz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-3871 Lewis's interview was a mixed blessing. It's good to draw attention to the subject. However, he made two claims that seemed dubious, at best. 1)The US government has better, more up to the minute cyber-security experts than private industry 2) Russia has more evolved cyber-warfare strategy and better experts than PRC. Frankly, to the best of my knowledge gleaned fr/ this blog and elsewhere, these are howlers, so far off the mark that I'm looking for Captain Peter Peachfuzz, ( for folks old enough to understand the joke)! Lewis’s interview was a mixed blessing. It’s good to draw attention to the subject. However, he made two claims that seemed dubious, at best.
1)The US government has better, more up to the minute cyber-security experts than private industry
2) Russia has more evolved cyber-warfare strategy and better experts than PRC.

Frankly, to the best of my knowledge gleaned fr/ this blog and elsewhere, these are howlers, so far off the mark that I’m looking for Captain Peter Peachfuzz, ( for folks old enough to understand the joke)!

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]]> By: uk immigration lawyer http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 uk immigration lawyer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:12:48 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-3864 The interview with James Lewis - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123531188 and another on fighting cyber crime - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122958695 - may be of interest to readers... The interview with James Lewis – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123531188 and another on fighting cyber crime – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122958695 – may be of interest to readers…

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]]> By: Hilary http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 Hilary Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:35 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-3845 Sorry a spelling mistake..Finally! A security expert with a brain. Keep it up. As a banker I can tell you there is much more here than meets the eye and is being disclosed to the public. I don’t think that Fifth Third was just playing the good guy by making their Biz customers whole. No. They were instructed to do so by the FDIC. The outcry would've been too great for a cover-up. US Banks have convinced regulators they are simply too fragile to sustain another loss of confidence by the public. Dig deep enough and I can assure you you’ll have the story of a lifetime. Sorry a spelling mistake..Finally! A security expert with a brain. Keep it up. As a banker I can tell you there is much more here than meets the eye and is being disclosed to the public. I don’t think that Fifth Third was just playing the good guy by making their Biz customers whole. No. They were instructed to do so by the FDIC. The outcry would’ve been too great for a cover-up. US Banks have convinced regulators they are simply too fragile to sustain another loss of confidence by the public. Dig deep enough and I can assure you you’ll have the story of a lifetime.

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]]> By: Hilary http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 Hilary Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:24:57 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-3844 Finally! A security expert with a brain. Keep it up. As a banker I can tell you there is much more here than meets the eye and is being disclosed to the public. I don't think that Fifth Third was just playing the good guy by making their Biz customers whole. No. They were instructed to do so by the FDIC. The outcry would be too great and too great to be covered up. US banks have convinced our regulators that they are simply too fragile to sustain another loss of confidence by the public. Dig deep enough and I can assure you you'll have the story of a lifetime.

Finally! A security expert with a brain. Keep it up. As a banker I can tell you there is much more here than meets the eye and is being disclosed to the public. I don’t think that Fifth Third was just playing the good guy by making their Biz customers whole. No. They were instructed to do so by the FDIC. The outcry would be too great and too great to be covered up. US banks have convinced our regulators that they are simply too fragile to sustain another loss of confidence by the public. Dig deep enough and I can assure you you’ll have the story of a lifetime.

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]]> By: KFritz http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/fbi-online-fraud-costs-skyrocketed-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3843 KFritz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:49:25 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=1744#comment-3843 Looked @ the report. Are the bank fraud schemes reported by KOS part of these statistics? The worst schemes reported here over the years have been fr/ the former Soviet block. Yet no country fr/ that group or the PRC is in the top ten listed countries for theft. Is this a very specialized report? The total annual theft reported here is less than the take by the Martino Crew of the Gambino Family in NYC in the late 90's. Looked @ the report. Are the bank fraud schemes reported by KOS part of these statistics? The worst schemes reported here over the years have been fr/ the former Soviet block. Yet no country fr/ that group or the PRC is in the top ten listed countries for theft. Is this a very specialized report? The total annual theft reported here is less than the take by the Martino Crew of the Gambino Family in NYC in the late 90′s.

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