...And you thought online Banking was secure.

SynthetiX · Post by **SynthetiX** » 19 Feb 2003, 11:30

Did any of you see on the news today about the Hacker that broke into and abused more than 5 million bank accounts?
 
 Shame poor Banking people are gonna have to start from scratch to try and convince people that online banking is secure.
 
 VISA & MASTERCARD.
 
 
 Heared it from someone @ work that heared it on Metro FM
 
 Has anybody got a website that has got the official facts?
 
 -Going to the bank with your car and throwing in petrol : R50
 -Buying food and coldrink while standing in a que not to die of starvation : R50
 
 -Saving up your whole life savings for a house and then getting it stolen by a Hacker
 : Priceless!
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blikkie · Post by **blikkie** » 19 Feb 2003, 11:50

You should get your facts straight.
 
 The accounts weren´t broken into - NOR were they abused.
 
 5 million credit card numbers were breached, my a CRACKER and not a hacker.
 
 There are a few fundamental differences between the two, but I don´t expect you to know that because very few well educated people even know that.
 
 No money was stolen, no accounts were abused, and the only thing pertaining to that, was that people were told to carefully check their bank balances.
 
 The money is insured anyways - so even if it was stolen (unlikely) or if the credit card numbers were misused, people wouldn´t be liable for any fraudulent charges.

BillaBoy · Post by **BillaBoy** » 19 Feb 2003, 13:30

Yes, exactly as Blikkie said it:
 
 Check it out-->><A HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29362.html" TARGET="_blank">www.theregister.co.uk</A> [ Edited by BillaBoy On Date February 19, 2003 ]

SynthetiX · Post by **SynthetiX** » 20 Feb 2003, 08:51

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD>Quote:<HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><BLOCKQUOTE> Heared it from someone @ work that heared it on Metro FM
 
 Has anybody got a website that has got the official facts?
 
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 Read the posts before you tell me to get the facts right.
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 you will also see that I ask for someone with the facts.
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 So stop flaming me.
 
 Thanx for the link anyway.

Post by **Synkronos** » 13 Mar 2003, 17:30

Graarg, ppl! A hacker is someone who abuses systems, a cracker is someone who abuses programs! There is nothing about intention in the definition of the two. *sigh*

blue_screen · Post by **blue_screen** » 14 Mar 2003, 00:08

lol , i think maybe he ment "script kiddie" arg