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The Breach Blog: Hacker steals $450,000 from city of Carson, Nev.
Frank Washkuch Jr. 31 May 2007 23:34
A hacker used keylogger technology to steal the passwords of Carson, Nev. Treasurer Karen Avila, then wired nearly $450,000 to North Carolina and Michigan in the next two days.
Authorities froze most of the funds before they could be wired, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Get all the facts here, in the first entry of SC Magazine’s new Breach Blog.
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