So a 28 year old American and 2 Russian accomplices have been arrested for compromising more than 130 million credit and debit card accounts.  The largest bust of it’s kind so far.  They did it by gaining access to store’s cash register systems through unsecured wireless networks.  It’s really quite simple, and that’s what scares me.

It’s also quite simple to prevent this kind of attack. My grandmother knows her way around a wireless router, so why can’t a business set up some WAP2 and a password to keep bad guys from getting my credit card info?  I’m just frustrated i guess.

I had my card forged once, and they spent $900 at truck stops and drive throughs throughout California.  Luckily my bank caught it, and I got my money back.  I just don’t want to go through the ordeal of someone emptying my bank account again.

I might go back to using cash only.

For more on this, check out this article.

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