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Tracking Down Credit Card Thieves with the FBI
2:12:01 - 2:16:04 (04:02)
A former subcontractor for a company that worked with the FBI recounts his experience tracking down a group of credit card thieves who had penetrated a gateway. They discovered that many hackers are located in countries where they are less likely to face consequences for their actions and that governments themselves can be potential buyers of stolen credit cards.
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The speaker mentions how many hackers, particularly black hats, are often from countries where there are fewer repercussions for hacking.
2:12:01 - 2:14:45 (02:44)
Summary
The speaker mentions how many hackers, particularly black hats, are often from countries where there are fewer repercussions for hacking. Even novice hackers can steal credit card information and sell it for profit. However, the speaker has never hacked maliciously for financial gain.
ChapterTracking Down Credit Card Thieves with the FBI
Episode#74: How a Computer Hacker Optimizes Online Dating, Opens Locked Cars, and Hijacks Drones
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in credit cards can easily be targeted by hackers with small handheld devices to steal credit card numbers.
2:14:46 - 2:16:04 (01:18)
Summary
The radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in credit cards can easily be targeted by hackers with small handheld devices to steal credit card numbers. There is a black market for selling stolen credit cards and even governments purchase these stolen credit cards to track down hackers.