We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

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We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 03:42:01 PM

Losses from Citibank publicly acknowledged.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-24/citigroup-says-hackers-caused-2-7-million-of-losses-on-customers-cards.html
What I don't get is how this is news, credit card fraud is a billion dollar industry; why all the fuss over $2.7million?

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Re: We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 03:48:40 PM

that's just play money though, not the real stuff.

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Re: We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 03:48:59 PM

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The customers will be reimbursed, Sean Kevelighan, a spokesman for the New York-based bank, said in a phone interview today. It’s the first public acknowledgement by Citigroup that the incident resulted in any financial losses.

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Re: We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 03:49:25 PM

Quote from: kiko on June 25, 2011, 03:42:01 PM

A million here a million there, it adds up. Most likely it's news because "Hackers" were involved. Media likes that type of thing.

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Re: We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 03:58:02 PM

This is news because it helps setting up an Internet kill switch.

"Hackers hacked a bank! Next time they will hack a powerplant! We need to be able to shut down the Internet!"

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Re: We are not alone...(Citibank hack losses)

June 25, 2011, 04:09:14 PM

Quote from: ghyze on June 25, 2011, 03:58:02 PM

This is news because it helps setting up an Internet kill switch.

"Hackers hacked a bank! Next time they will hack a powerplant! We need to be able to shut down the Internet!"

I think you nailed it.

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