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Countless Dens of Uncatchable Data Thieves

Tom Zeller Jr. writes in The New York Times:

You've probably never met Sergey Kozerev, a former student at the State University of Technology and Design in St. Petersburg, Russia, but it's possible that he's mugged you.

In the online world, he operates under the pseudonym Zo0mer, according to American investigators, and he smugly hawks all manner of stolen consumer information alongside dozens of other peddlers at a Web site he helps manage.

"My prices are lowers then most of other vendors have and I will deliver them in real time," reads a typically fractured Zo0mer post.

At the same forum, another user, "tabbot," offers "any U.S. bank accounts" for sale.

"Balance from 3K and above: $40," he writes. "Regular brokerage accounts from 3K and above: $70."

posted by Fergie @ 4/03/2006 06:34:00 AM