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Going underground

Going underground

Source: US Department of Justice

Kimberly Kiefer Peretti from the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the US Department of Justice probes the shady world of 'carding' and the organisations behind large-scale data breaches.

The article first provides a brief background on large scale data breaches and the criminal 'carding' organizations that are responsible for exploiting the stolen data. It then offers an in-depth examination of the process by which large volumes of data are stolen, resold, and ultimately used by criminals to commit financial fraud in the underground carding world.

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Comments: (2)

A Finextra member
A Finextra member 02 June, 2009, 08:49Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

Is there a good reason not to include the article? Regards. Fred

Paul Penrose
Paul Penrose - Finextra - London 02 June, 2009, 10:47Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

Oops, it seems to have gone undeground. Thanks for the heads up Fred. PDF now attached.

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