A gang of Romanian hackers has been busted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for robbing around 500,000 credit card numbers from Australia. According to reports, 200 some Romanian cops broke through 36 different locations, detaining 16 people, and arresting seven of those 16.
The alleged charges include the information, in which, around 500,000 credit card numbers were stolen, racking up charges averaging $1,000 each out of about 30,000 of them. However, the total stolen money totaled up to over $30 million. Not exactly a good thing during the holiday season, no doubt.
The credit card numbers were allegedly stolen through means of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is a means for accessing computers via remote connection. It allows anybody, including attackers, to login/hack to an unsuspecting PC, and take control of it.
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The alleged charges include the information, in which, around 500,000 credit card numbers were stolen, racking up charges averaging $1,000 each out of about 30,000 of them. However, the total stolen money totaled up to over $30 million. Not exactly a good thing during the holiday season, no doubt.
The credit card numbers were allegedly stolen through means of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is a means for accessing computers via remote connection. It allows anybody, including attackers, to login/hack to an unsuspecting PC, and take control of it.
Read more: http://secureconnexion.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/more-romanian-hackers-causing-trouble-credit-cards-stolen/