Re: PIN Scandal "Worst Hack Ever;" Citibank Only The Start

[Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>]

* Technocrat:

> FW said:
> > Could anybody explain to me why this is called a "scandal"?  This
> > round of problems seems to be related to questionable customer
> > activities, and is not exactly the bank's fault.
>
> Someones correct me here. How were the PINs accessed? Best guess?
> Database hack at a customer, like OfficeMax?

Based on the press articles, I tend to assume that the customers
bought something at rogue shops.  But this is pure speculation.  I
really can't connect this to ChoicePoint-like events, which most press
articles seem to do.

It's like equating cookies on the NSA web site with NSA's spying on
U.S. citizens.
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