In September, the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, has had his bank account hacked into, according to security researchers. Crazy story, isn't it ? But true !
A "small sum" of money was taken, prompting the French government to investigate the case. Secretary of State for consumer affairs Luc Chatel has also called for online banks to tighten their security. Apparently, The French President is the latest political figure to fall victim to hackers - last month we reported that Sarah Palin's email account had been compromised, while Barack Obama was the subject of a malicious spam campaign.
What is interesting is how the cybercrooks managed to steal the password to access what should have been a secure account. This latest incident highlights the fact that no one is safe and that everyone should take the necessary precautions
The most probable origin of Sarkozy's identity theft is 'carding'. Dump tracks lists are for sale by the thousands, and many hacked credit card readers are on the market. Perhaps one of them involved Sarkozy's credit card during one of his numerous foreign travels.
What is really striking and amazing is how swollen the 2 hackers were to do such a thing ! They had to be really confident to do it and not afraid of the severe consequences they could undergo afterwards...
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