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    What technique did the hacker use to steal the information of 6 million customers at Ameritrade?

    Question #85866. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Sep 14 07 10:41 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		"The attacks were launched by identity thieves in Eastern Europe and Asia who primarily used keylogging software delivered via Trojan horses or other malware to steal users' confidential information as they logged onto public computers or their own infected machines."

    "Pump and Dump" scheme.


    http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1493311377;fp;4194304;fpid;1

    Sep 15 07, 3:55 AM

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