Forwarded from: "Bill Scherr IV, GSEC, GCIA" <bschnzl@private> Folks... The only difference between this, and the RIAA hacking P2P clients is the sector of the economy. Two wrongs don't make a right! MasterCard should require an independent review, rather than breaking clients systems. Breaking a lock is breaking a lock, regardless of why it is done! B. ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 01:02:48 -0500 (CDT) From: William Knowles <wk@private> To: isn@private Organization: C4I.org - http://www.c4i.org Subject: [ISN] Secret hackers to aid war on internet fraud Send reply to: isn@private <mailto:isn-request@private?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:isn-request@private?subject=subscribe> [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-1063208,00.html April 05, 2004 By Joe Morgan FEARS that small online retailers are the weakest link in the fight against internet fraud have prompted MasterCard, the global payment scheme group, to set up secret teams of hackers to test security systems in the sector. The Times has learnt that the project, named Site Data Protection (SDP), will go live in May and will target online outlets that fail to comply with appropriate levels of internet security. SDP teams will be recruited by the banks that have relationships with online merchants whose systems do not come up to scratch. Brian Morris, head of e-business solutions at MasterCard, said that while large online retailers had robust internet security systems, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) "could benefit from the assistance". Organised criminal gangs are increasingly hacking into the systems of online retailers and stealing subscribers' credit card and personal details. The information can then be used to commit "card-not-present fraud" - fraudulent buying of goods and services from a remote location, usually by phone or via the internet. [...] Bill Scherr IV, GSEC, GCIA EWA / Information & Infrastructure Technologies National Guard Regional Technology Center / Norwich Campus Northfield, VT 05663 802-485-1962 _________________________________________ ISN mailing list Sponsored by: OSVDB.org
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