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BillW
05-04-2005, 04:15 PM
Below is a link to an article that describes bringing down extortionists hitting on-line betting sites. The article is long and of no interest to most. Some here who run on-line businesses may find it enlightening. The network guys may find it a bit more interesting.

http://www.csoonline.com/read/050105/extortion.html


Bill

Hosshead
05-04-2005, 05:36 PM
Thanks for the link Bill. It took awhile but I read the whole thing. Very interesting (real) story. What a "kid" !!

highnote
05-05-2005, 12:27 AM
Definately worth a read. Something to think about next time you do online banking.

Red Knave
05-05-2005, 09:08 AM
Good one.
Thanks Bill.

BillW
05-05-2005, 12:30 PM
BTW - a relevant horse racing tie-in - betcris.com, the subject of this story is the company that bought billboard space on PVal's pants. :)

Bill

superfecta
05-06-2005, 01:45 AM
Thank goodness for altruism and the will to defeat evil at any cost.the company could have coughed up 40 k a year to the blackmailers ,but now they fork over 50 k to a software protection company.Wonder if this has ever been tried or is going on at wall street brokerage houses and we just don't hear about it.

highnote
05-06-2005, 09:36 AM
Thank goodness for altruism and the will to defeat evil at any cost.the company could have coughed up 40 k a year to the blackmailers ,but now they fork over 50 k to a software protection company.Wonder if this has ever been tried or is going on at wall street brokerage houses and we just don't hear about it.

I would think that if extortionists started hitting our financial institutions the gov would look into this big time.