What I find interesting about this case was that he "intended" to sell the
credit card numbers -- he had not been successful. Despite the widespread
fear, I don't see the numbers themselves being terribly valuable. Think of
how many people you give your credit card number to without thinking --
cashiers, waiters, order-takers, etc. How often do you read about a
cashier who spends a year collecting credit card numbers and then
absconding to Rio? Never.
Note that his press release (like most) was put out by a company with a
product to sell. CSI is trying to get you to shell out for their "Special
Report." Like the FBI, they are engaging in fear-mongering to further
their own interests.
>> Carlos Salgado, Jr. pleaded guilty on Monday to four of five counts in a
>>federal indictment accusing him of hacking systems to gather credit card
>>information which he intended to sell on the black market. When Mr.
Salgado
>>was arrested, he had in his possession an encrypted CD-ROM containing
roughly
>>100,000 credit card numbers stolen from companies doing business over the
>>Internet. The Computer Security Institute has published the "CSI Special
>>Report on the Salgado Case" which details the case and provides some
insights
>>into the "dark side of electronic commerce." [Computer Security Institute,
>>Richard Power, editorial director, 415-905-2310, www.gocsi.com]
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