Comments on: How Did “Soupnazi” Allegedly Steal 130 Million Credit Card Numbers?

By: Dave in Calif

Dave in Calif — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:37:55 +0000

This guy and his cohorts need to go off a tall building…oops.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:43:41 +0000

Agree with #2. Why would they bother? Particularly when it’s the merchants who eventually accept these fraudulent forms of payment that are taking the hit. Where’s the incentive for those who are storing this data to keep it secure? Or for the credit card companies to make their product less vulnerable to theft, for that matter? Having someone’s credit card number should NOT be all that’s required to start using it fraudulently. Ridiculous.

By: robot makes music

robot makes music — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:42:57 +0000

I don’t know who’s writing for the Atlantic, but they have their terminology wrong. In network security, a sniffer is something that samples network traffic passing by your machine that isn’t intended for you, to discover vulnerabilities or steal information passing by in plain text.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniffer

A quick google of “wiki sniffer” would have set the Atlantic straight. It’s a shame to see journalism in the state it’s in today.

Re: Frank: Why would they bother improving their security? That costs money, and legislating ridiculously tough laws on computer fraud is much cheaper, since Congress is full of undereducated people who have little clue about computers, as they grew up in the time of punch cards.

By: Frank Fitton

Frank Fitton — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:38:37 +0000

Hopefully Mr. Gonzalez’s actions can have a beneficial effect. Companies can learn to better protect our sensitive information, and consumers can learn just how vigilant they need to be in regards to their finances. It might be a lot to ask, but I think some good can come from this.

Of course its hard when it oftentimes seem like our best and brightest minds would rather go into the criminal side of the computing world, than the legitimate one.

Check out my blog on Mr. Gonzalez and his actions at…. http://www.thedebtgazette.com/2009/08/miami-hacker-creditcards/