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Re: [News] [Rival] Windows Zombies Cost UK Banks and Customers a Fortune

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 02 October 2008 13:40 : \____

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>   this bit o' wisdom:
> 
>> Phishing is a brute-force thing (botnets) which requires proxies (zombies)
>> so as not to be identified and caught.
> 
> I don't think so.  A proxy isn't automatically a zombie.

True, but if it's a 'trusted' one, there's liability and it's easier to track
down the culprit. Think about renting a car to commit bank robbery versus
stealing a car.

>> "I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the
>> public good."
>>                 --Adam Smith
> 

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