Greetings from hackers!

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by Ledia, Jun 11, 2010.

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    We often call them Piratecrackers, Yourhackers and Slickhackerz, and they can reveal whatever user data someone may ask for, by only paying a small fine.

    Although this “transaction” is illegal, many hackers advertise themselves on the internet using the following phrases: “Spy on your wife!” or “Who is spying on you” etc.

    IT security expert Kevin Mitnick, revealed some of the ways hackers may act. Most of them use social engineering techniques rather than electronic means.

    Kevin Mitnick created a fake e-mail account and requested from a hacker to break-in, claiming that the account belonged to his girlfriend. Then the hacker asked him a few questions regarding his girlfriend (name of her best friend etc.).

    Later on the hacker sent an e-greetings card to his girlfriend, pretending to be from her best friend. This e-mail contained a link that she should follow in order to read the greetings card. Unfortunately this link directed the e-mail recipient (girlfriend) to a virtual environment that was similar to the e-mail provider’s environment, requesting from the user to re-enter his login credentials, in order to read the e-card. Off course those credentials were stolen by the hackers and delivered to the man who paid for them.

    In order to prevent falling victim to this kind or similar attacks IT Security Experts advise checking the browser address bar to confirm you are on the correct web page and not a similar one.

    Source: Trust-IT
     
    Ledia, Jun 11, 2010 IP
  2. sketchx

    sketchx Member

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    Nice Post :), thanks!
     
    sketchx, Jun 11, 2010 IP
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    Old thing but good information.
     
    bigicon, Jun 11, 2010 IP
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    24788 Peon

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    That's an old way to phish someone, but it works. Why not just key log your own girlfriend? My best friend who is a guy got keylogged by his wife. I thought it was funny that she spying on him. He got pissed at her and she promised never to go it again.

    Throw the lure out there for them to bite and they shall bite.
     
    24788, Jun 11, 2010 IP
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    orik Active Member

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    It is an old school stuff. I think hackers have much more modern techniques to steal information.
     
    orik, Jun 12, 2010 IP
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    haha watch out for those e-cards they'll always get yeah
     
    Le Dangles, Jun 12, 2010 IP
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    shaaam2007 Active Member

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    good information, but late post, any how really good
     
    shaaam2007, Jun 16, 2010 IP
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    aha, i have no need to phish my girlfriend information, we know each others passwords for everything
     
    DK-Tandy, Jun 16, 2010 IP