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WHID 2008-31: Hacker takes $50,000 a few cents at a time

Attack Information
WHID ID: 
2008-31
Date Occured: 
20 Sep 2008
Attack Method: 
Outcome Information
Outcome: 
Target Information
Attacked Entity Field: 
Internet
Attacked Entity Geography: 
USA

Californian Michael Largent used an automated script to open 58,000 such accounts, collecting many thousands of the small payments used to verify credit cards when openning accounts.

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