FBI Closes Biggest Cyber-Crime Investigation

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zak_mckraken

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@ dextermat : There always was crime and there will always be crime. Like there will be people to fight this crime. Just because the FBI ended a small fraction of the internet phishing schemes, does that mean that they should stop fighting? Every bit count to keep the balance on the "good" side.
 

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@ RADIO_ACTIVE: so if the hackers hacked where i do any of my banking and steal my personal info how can i prevent that. I'm sure there are people who aren't retarded with their personal info but have had their identity stolen, but we can't do anything about them hacking financial institutions.
 

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[citation][nom]sixbone[/nom]@ RADIO_ACTIVE: so if the hackers hacked where i do any of my banking and steal my personal info how can i prevent that. I'm sure there are people who aren't retarded with their personal info but have had their identity stolen, but we can't do anything about them hacking financial institutions.[/citation]

No, maybe you've misunderstood. These people were sent e-mails which they thought were from their banks/the IRS. They put all of their info in and such and the money was drained/taken by the criminals. They ARE retards with their information.
 

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Lawlz! +1^ RADIO-ACITVE! Too Many times have i seen my mother toss her personal info around like it's nothing. I cannot even count how many times i tell people that if they're going to change their password, they MUST login to the actual account first as opposed to just replying to an email or filling out a form on an email.
 

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[citation][nom]pender21[/nom]$1300 is not bad if it did not use a Atom CPU, but it is expected. At least it is not $2000.[/citation]
Yeap, completely on topic. =D
The Atom was a worse scam than this... I'd rather a low end C2D...
 

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[citation][nom]gamerjames[/nom]No, maybe you've misunderstood. These people were sent e-mails which they thought were from their banks/the IRS. They put all of their info in and such and the money was drained/taken by the criminals. They ARE retards with their information.[/citation]

Not the most "choice" of words and not grammatically correct...

Retard (as taken from dictionary.reference.com)
–noun
3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
4. Slang: Disparaging.
a. a mentally retarded person.
b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.

The more correct word to use would be...

naive (as taken from dictionary.reference.com)
–adjective
2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has
a very naive attitude toward politics.

That is just my 2 cents. I'm expecting a "grammar nazi" comment to be made at some point. Hehe. :)
 
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