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Forbes ASAP: How to Hack a Bank
From: William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 11:59:39 -0500
http://www.forbes.com/asap/00/0403/056.htm How to Hack a Bank Electronically knocking over a financial institution isn't easy, but it's probably not as hard as you think.[1] let's get to work By David H. Freedman STEP ONE: THE SETUP First, we'll pull our core team together. We'll need at least half a dozen software whizzes to do our hacking,[2] including specialists in banking application software, wire transfer networks, IBM MVS, Unix, Sun Microsystems Solaris, or Windows NT (depending on which is controlling the bank's servers), Windows 95 and 98, and security software.[3] We'll also want at least one inside person at the bank.[4] This could be a mid- to low-level employee, a teller, assistant manager in data processing, or a wire transfer clerk. We should have someone experienced in physical security, too, as well as a talented "social engineer" capable of charm and fast talk. Next, we'll pick our target, avoiding top-tier banks because they're too well protected. We don't want small community or Internet-only banks, either, because their limited money supply makes it likely that managers would instantly notice millions of dollars flying out the electronic doors. So we target a nice midsize bank.[5] Finally, like any other business endeavor, we'll need time to get set up and some seed money-for equipment, living expenses, advances, bribes, and so on.[6] Two million dollars should do it.[7] Our goal will be to steal between $10 million and $100 million.[8] [...] *-------------------------------------------------* "Communications without intelligence is noise; Intelligence without communications is irrelevant." Gen. Alfred. M. Gray, USMC --------------------------------------------------- C4I Secure Solutions http://www.c4i.org *-------------------------------------------------* ISN is sponsored by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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