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Publication Cnet made a list of ten online crimes, which resulted in very suffered major damage.
10. Banking Trojans - 300 thousand euros
This fall, hundreds of depositors of German banks were also shocked to see zero balances in their accounts. They were the victims of the banker Trojan URLzone. According to experts, the result of this virus was the disappearance of German citizens with accounts of more than 300 thousand euros. Sites infected with the virus, have visited more than 90 thousand people. Experts suspect that the management actions of a Trojan is from Ukraine.
9. The collapse of the bank Ginko in the virtual world Second Life - 440 thousand pounds
About 18 thousand people have lost hundreds of millions of lidnen-dollars (or about half a million pounds sterling) as a result of bankruptcy virtual bank Ginko. Prior to the bankruptcy of a bank savings were residents of the online world for more than $ 700 thousand (190 million Linden dollars, the rate of that currency relative to the dollar at 270 to one).
The official cause of bankruptcy was the massive withdrawal of money from accounts in Ginko as a result of the ban on gambling in Second Life. Last week, virtual bank went bankrupt, and those who have not had time to pick up their investments, are left with nothing. Experts suspect that this was a planned action.
8. Money laundering through iTunes - $ 750 thousand
A group of offenders recorded 19 tracks and put them on sale at Apple iTunes Store and Amazon. Bought these songs at once deprived of credit card numbers. Then with a credit card has been stolen $ 750 thousand
7. Phishing attacks on banks Nordea - $ 1,1 ???
Attackers stole over one million dollars (or 8 million SEK) with the classic phishing attack. Nordea's customers have received emails on behalf of the Administration, which recommended that a special program that supposedly protects customers against spam and online scams. 250 people have installed it and lost their money. In the users' computers penetrated the Trojans, collecting user names, passwords, account numbers, PINs. In this attack, the bank owners suspected Russian hackers.
6. Attack on Citibank - $ 2 million
Attackers broke into the ATM and have access to the PIN-code users. Thefts codes produced more than six months. The exact number of stolen codes still not known. The amount that attackers managed to steal - more than $ 2 million suspects in this case were arrested in March 2008. This Rakuschinets Yuri (Yuriy Rakushchynets), Ivan Biltse (Ivan Biltse) and Angelina Kitaeva (Angelina Kitaeva).
5. Attack on the wireless connection - 1.8 billion pounds
This attack was carried out by connecting to the security processing center company CardSystems Solutions Inc. Embedded in the system the virus transmitted data on the attackers behalf of the owner by credit card, bank and account number. As a result, attackers seized more than 40 million credit card numbers. Experts called it the biggest thing about the crime of burglary and theft of personal data. Another attack of this kind was held in the United States, when 11 intruders wirelessly infiltrated the computer networks of large stores - TJX Companies, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority. And in the first and second case of stolen credit card numbers being sold on the Russian and American websites.
4. ATM flash-mob - $ 9 million
With access to the numbers of more than 1.5 million salary bank cards and 1.1 million social security numbers, in the same day and hour of attackers withdrew cash in 49 U.S. cities with 130 ATMs. The whole operation lasted less than 30 minutes. The money was transferred to accounts in the United States, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine. Experts call this attack one of the most sophisticated in the world.
3. Redoublement Gonzalez - 130 million credit cards, 8 million pounds
Albert Gonzalez - a hacker who took part in the attack on a wireless computer network stores (see Section 5). This year, he was accused of another crime - as a result of the attack on the electronic payment system Heartland Payment Systems Network 7-Eleven stores and Hannaford Brothers attacker possessed more than 130 million credit card numbers, and took from them an amount of 8 million pounds. Hacker was arrested. During the arrest he had seized $ 1.65 million in cash.
2. Brilliant revelation - closing the forum ******, more than $ 70 million saved money
This case - not a crime, and exposure. In 2008, the FBI and British police have closed the site ******* - a forum where hackers trade stolen financial information. At the same time were arrested 56 of cybercriminals in England, Germany, USA and Turkey. The closure of the forum managed to prevent fraud amounting to some $ 70 million site successfully worked about three years. The last two years on the site under the guise of communicating the FBI. Access ******* was possible only by personal invitation.
1. Brazilian Fischer - more than 30 million pounds
Recently, Fischer was arrested Brazilian Valdir Paulo de Almeida (Valdir Paulo de Almeida) was the leader of a gang suspected of kidnapping more than $ 37 million from bank accounts. His team consisted of 18 hackers, who used to steal money phishing attacks and Trojans. This criminal group sent out daily users over three million infected e-mails.
10. Banking Trojans - 300 thousand euros
This fall, hundreds of depositors of German banks were also shocked to see zero balances in their accounts. They were the victims of the banker Trojan URLzone. According to experts, the result of this virus was the disappearance of German citizens with accounts of more than 300 thousand euros. Sites infected with the virus, have visited more than 90 thousand people. Experts suspect that the management actions of a Trojan is from Ukraine.
9. The collapse of the bank Ginko in the virtual world Second Life - 440 thousand pounds
About 18 thousand people have lost hundreds of millions of lidnen-dollars (or about half a million pounds sterling) as a result of bankruptcy virtual bank Ginko. Prior to the bankruptcy of a bank savings were residents of the online world for more than $ 700 thousand (190 million Linden dollars, the rate of that currency relative to the dollar at 270 to one).
The official cause of bankruptcy was the massive withdrawal of money from accounts in Ginko as a result of the ban on gambling in Second Life. Last week, virtual bank went bankrupt, and those who have not had time to pick up their investments, are left with nothing. Experts suspect that this was a planned action.
8. Money laundering through iTunes - $ 750 thousand
A group of offenders recorded 19 tracks and put them on sale at Apple iTunes Store and Amazon. Bought these songs at once deprived of credit card numbers. Then with a credit card has been stolen $ 750 thousand
7. Phishing attacks on banks Nordea - $ 1,1 ???
Attackers stole over one million dollars (or 8 million SEK) with the classic phishing attack. Nordea's customers have received emails on behalf of the Administration, which recommended that a special program that supposedly protects customers against spam and online scams. 250 people have installed it and lost their money. In the users' computers penetrated the Trojans, collecting user names, passwords, account numbers, PINs. In this attack, the bank owners suspected Russian hackers.
6. Attack on Citibank - $ 2 million
Attackers broke into the ATM and have access to the PIN-code users. Thefts codes produced more than six months. The exact number of stolen codes still not known. The amount that attackers managed to steal - more than $ 2 million suspects in this case were arrested in March 2008. This Rakuschinets Yuri (Yuriy Rakushchynets), Ivan Biltse (Ivan Biltse) and Angelina Kitaeva (Angelina Kitaeva).
5. Attack on the wireless connection - 1.8 billion pounds
This attack was carried out by connecting to the security processing center company CardSystems Solutions Inc. Embedded in the system the virus transmitted data on the attackers behalf of the owner by credit card, bank and account number. As a result, attackers seized more than 40 million credit card numbers. Experts called it the biggest thing about the crime of burglary and theft of personal data. Another attack of this kind was held in the United States, when 11 intruders wirelessly infiltrated the computer networks of large stores - TJX Companies, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority. And in the first and second case of stolen credit card numbers being sold on the Russian and American websites.
4. ATM flash-mob - $ 9 million
With access to the numbers of more than 1.5 million salary bank cards and 1.1 million social security numbers, in the same day and hour of attackers withdrew cash in 49 U.S. cities with 130 ATMs. The whole operation lasted less than 30 minutes. The money was transferred to accounts in the United States, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine. Experts call this attack one of the most sophisticated in the world.
3. Redoublement Gonzalez - 130 million credit cards, 8 million pounds
Albert Gonzalez - a hacker who took part in the attack on a wireless computer network stores (see Section 5). This year, he was accused of another crime - as a result of the attack on the electronic payment system Heartland Payment Systems Network 7-Eleven stores and Hannaford Brothers attacker possessed more than 130 million credit card numbers, and took from them an amount of 8 million pounds. Hacker was arrested. During the arrest he had seized $ 1.65 million in cash.
2. Brilliant revelation - closing the forum ******, more than $ 70 million saved money
This case - not a crime, and exposure. In 2008, the FBI and British police have closed the site ******* - a forum where hackers trade stolen financial information. At the same time were arrested 56 of cybercriminals in England, Germany, USA and Turkey. The closure of the forum managed to prevent fraud amounting to some $ 70 million site successfully worked about three years. The last two years on the site under the guise of communicating the FBI. Access ******* was possible only by personal invitation.
1. Brazilian Fischer - more than 30 million pounds
Recently, Fischer was arrested Brazilian Valdir Paulo de Almeida (Valdir Paulo de Almeida) was the leader of a gang suspected of kidnapping more than $ 37 million from bank accounts. His team consisted of 18 hackers, who used to steal money phishing attacks and Trojans. This criminal group sent out daily users over three million infected e-mails.
