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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20I was poking around some IRC chans, and I came across this: on the Irc.CCpowerOnline.Net server, channel #ccpower, one can find 100-300 people swapping, generating, validating, and using stolen credit cards and bank logins. Personally, it was quite scary to witness. They have bots in the channel that can pump out a CC# at the drop of a hat. It is a true den of thieves.
PLEASE NOTE:
I am not sharing this information to encourage illegal behavior - I am simply empowering those who do not know their enemy. - meltingrobot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Dave Thomas... the Wendy's guy? I thought he died.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12AgentBirdMan, whats scary is that you said nearly the exact same thing last year. http://www.google.com/search?q=Irc.CCpowerOnline.Net+server,+channel+%23ccpower+(IIRC)&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&filter=0
- OnAnyMouse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9That's what they WANT you to think. He's Elvis Presley's new chef and lives in the Graceland basement.
- danmasc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Great story, cant wait for part 2
- jknight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8its about the $$$. There is so much to be had without seeing the victims. I wonder if that element of not seeing the victims, makes it easier for people. I can't imagine some of these people would actually steal someone's wallet or mug them. But that is what they are 'virtually' doing.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7RTFA next time...
FTA: Thus was the beginning of Thomas' turn to the other side. For 18 months beginning in April 2003, Thomas worked as a "paid asset" for the FBI running a website for identity and credit card thieves from a government-supplied apartment in the tony Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.
He was working for the gov' finding info on the criminals. - jus1haz2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Freaking ass hat identity thieves. Cant they just get a real job and stop ***** people over.
- yzhang3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I always thought Dave was chilling on some caribbean island with Biggie and Tupac.
- Xanadude, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7That is scary. Of course, there's a big difference between having a credit card number and being able to use it without getting busted.
- r00tus3r, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5How is this guy not going to get killed?
- daedalus1982, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I believe they also see it as a "no harm" crime. With all the banks advertising how they will help you get your life back in order after you become a victim (and none of them fully deliver), i can see how people could rationalize that well I'm just taking money that will be given back.
Its a fallacy but a believable one unfortunately - sannm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So how did you find that thread from the "carder" site anyways...
Please dont steal my identity :( - cmw72, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think you mean grillin' ... not chillin.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21. Cook up exciting spy story involving FBI and Russians
2. Sell it to gullible media outfit
3. Profit from fame
4. Try not to get killed, if possible
5. Get killed
6. On hindsight, shoulda left a will - ReaperUnreal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@AgentBirdman
I discovered that place long ago when I was considering getting into crime. I never did, mostly because I didn't have the balls. Fast forward to today, and I'm quite glad I didn't. I wouldn't want to be living in prison.
What's scary is how many credit card numbers are actually floating around in there. It's almost worthwhile to set up a bot to look for your own information. - rgautier, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2See - I TOLD you he was an informant!
(Just kidding) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I am a ASSASSIN for the FB eye.
- dizznit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A "cleaning" service needs to be started which employs individuals with the skill set of Thomas' and those with a skill set of erasing people... Start hunting down those bastards. Yea, yea, some of these criminals are part of large syndicates, but the mom and pop shops, as described in the article, are low hanging fruit but can do a ton of damage. Where's the Equalizer when you need him?
- jb1125, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It looks like he just recently got arrested. They're are talking about him on one of the carder websites.
https://cardersmarket.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7423 - steal_apps01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1KEVIN FREE!
- majorbta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0One of the best articles I have read in a long time
- taskrok, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1damnint someone beat me to the joke below.. RTFC's before replying.
- Twango, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I'd like to hear what Mitnick has to say about this story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick - inboulder, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1How do we know this guy isn't completely full of it, this sounds like fiction. (and it is from wired)
- DreyX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Wow, awesome story. Thanks. Pretty much a dream job. Working for the Feds, getting paid and being criminal minded. Just a dream using all of the amazing government tools in order to get a job done. And to whoever wrote, rat. You gotta be sick or something. People changing for a good cause. It's like Police, without them we would all be corrupt without fear of doing something bad. I ain't a big fan of the police. But Still BIGG Props to this article.
- indicas, on 10/12/2007, -9/+6So he was a rat.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -14/+6Article buried as lame for "cyber".
1994 called and wants its meaningless buzzword back. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2next time. . use your brain instead of your dick for replying. .. .. kthnxbye
- fyrehart, on 10/12/2007, -27/+8No surprise - crime in a government agency, regardless of purpose.
- nibster, on 10/12/2007, -27/+4i use to be a hacker for the FBI too. FEDERAL BOOTY INSPECTOR!
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