Re: BBC Crosses The Line Again

["Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm () igtc com>]

On Mar 19, 2009, at 7:48 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote:

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> Hat-tip to the Kaspersky blog.
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> [snip]
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> BBC reporters, posing as fraudsters, have bought UK names, addresses  
> and
> credit card details from a 'broker' of stolen data in Delhi, India. It
> seems that one in seven of the cards they bought were valid. The BBC  
> has
> notified the owners of the stolen details.
>
> The BBC ran the story [1] on this evening's News at Ten TV programme  
> and
> has posted details on its web site.
>
> This is the second time this week that the BBC has dealt with those  
> on the
> wrong side of the law. Although this case differs from the previous  
> one, we
> still firmly believe it's the wrong way to highlight the dangers of
> cybercrime.
>
> [snip]

OK, I'll play devil's advocate.  What's the right way to educate the  
public?  Because security companies have done a piss-poor job to date.

I offer that right or wrong, the BBC has done more in the last week to  
successfully educate Joe Six Pack & Mary Tennis Shoes about internet  
threats than all of the security companies have done in the 6 months.

- Paul -




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