[pchelpers] News:Hackers selling credit card details of Britons

Publish Date : 4/18/2006 3:11:00 AM   Source : Network Security News 
Onlypunjab.com

Hackers are selling credit card details of thousands of Britons on the 
internet creating serious identity fraud for the consumers.

At least 400 credit card details containing card numbers, three digit 
security codes, PINs and dates of birth along with other personal 
information are being sold every day in internet chat rooms by criminals 
who hack into company computer systems, a media report said here today.

A credit card number sells for one dollar while a card with a 
three-digit code fetches five dollars, The Times newspaper said.

Additional security information such as a mother's maiden name can add 
USD 10 to a card's value and a working PIN can raise the cost to 175 
dollars.

More here:
http://onlypunjab.com/fullstory2k5-insight-news-status-16-newsID-96099.html

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