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on Internet security by Byron Acohido

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How the selling of fake antivirus got its start
April 8, 2008

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Chapter 14 – Gaps in the system
Pages 177-181

Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity 2008 by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, Union Square Press, Sterling Publishing Co.

ISBN- 13: 978-1-4027-5695-5

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andreysporawAs the accountant for a boutique Atlanta law firm, Shaillie Gattis was naturally expected to be the resident techie. Gattis actually was well qualified. Her father, Roger …More

Wire transfer risk: why banks will not reimburse fraudulent ACH cash transfers
April 8, 2008

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Chapter 11-Perception Change
Pages 140- 144
Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity
ISBN- 13: 978-1-4027-5695-5
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The end of hacking’s age of innocence
April 1, 2008

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Chapter 3
Pages 38- 45
Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity. 2008 by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, Union Square Press, Sterling Publishing Co.

ISBN- 13: 978-1-4027-5695-5

“billy gates . . . fix your software!!”

billgates_sillouettePrecocious teenagers, disaffected computer geeks, egotistical virus researchers, determined spammers, all sharing varying degrees of disdain for Microsoft, most coveting each others’ respect and …More

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