Malicious Code?
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It's amazing that the Government can't identify those that are putting these scams on the internet and block their IP address from entering the internet and then if they are in the US prosecute them. Personally I think this is a higher priority than stopping all use of marijuana.
ChuckJ
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The problem is that the malicious code probably does not originate in US and they spoof their IP addresses. All day long we get spam phone calls at the office. The caller ID shows a local number that turns out is not in service. We block the numbers and in about month they change their caller ID.
War on drugs or war on cyber criminals? Yeah I agree but it's not going to happen. Perhaps the best solution is .... Private enterprise. Internet providers need to be more aggressive in hunting down these thieves and providing an easy way for consumers to report cyber crime activity. I called Comcast to report the flash pop up and spoke with a person who "understood" my "frustration". Total waste of my time
War on drugs or war on cyber criminals? Yeah I agree but it's not going to happen. Perhaps the best solution is .... Private enterprise. Internet providers need to be more aggressive in hunting down these thieves and providing an easy way for consumers to report cyber crime activity. I called Comcast to report the flash pop up and spoke with a person who "understood" my "frustration". Total waste of my time
The ones we're getting for Adobe are actually quite obvious. I just received another one earlier this morning and realized that the entire pop-up is within an external site with a non-https header.
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But don't you think if we caught a few of these guys and put them in jail (and told everyone we did that) we would stop a few? It seems we take only defensive actions that support software security companies. What is their motivation? Are they making money doing this?
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But don't you think if we caught a few of these guys and put them in jail (and told everyone we did that) we would stop a few? It seems we take only defensive actions that support software security companies. What is their motivation? Are they making money doing this?
ChuckJ
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Motivation? It depends. Some are genuine scammers who trick the unknowing individual into entering CC information or bank logins. Others are doing it for the rush.
Either way, it is ridiculously easy to convince someone that their Wells Fargo account has been compromised, and that a "password reset" is needed. For every 10,000 e-mails a bot sends out, even a single person who falls for the bait can make a hacker's day.
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That argument can apply to so many situations (harsh punishments leading to behavior changes). As much as I agree, it's going to be impossible to catch most of these individuals. They operate behind multiple layers of anonymity and re-routes, so you're lucky if you can actually pinpoint a single person responsible for a "malware" attack.
Motivation? It depends. Some are genuine scammers who trick the unknowing individual into entering CC information or bank logins. Others are doing it for the rush.
Either way, it is ridiculously easy to convince someone that their Wells Fargo account has been compromised, and that a "password reset" is needed. For every 10,000 e-mails a bot sends out, even a single person who falls for the bait can make a hacker's day.
Motivation? It depends. Some are genuine scammers who trick the unknowing individual into entering CC information or bank logins. Others are doing it for the rush.
Either way, it is ridiculously easy to convince someone that their Wells Fargo account has been compromised, and that a "password reset" is needed. For every 10,000 e-mails a bot sends out, even a single person who falls for the bait can make a hacker's day.
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