Tuesday, 26. November 1996
Data diddling in cockroach races
Criminal group made money by manipulating ... COMTEX Newswire 25 Nov 1996
SARATOV, November 25 (Itar-Tass) -- A well-organised criminal group that made more than 800 million roubles every month by manipulating computer files in gambling has been exposed by police in the Saratov region, the middle Volga. A source in the regional directorate in charge of fighting organised crime told Itar-Tass that computer-added swindling was exposed by police for the first time in Russia, although crimes of this sort have been reported in many regions of Russia. The source described the technology of fraud: the operator used a false file to influence the outcome of the "cockroach races" in a way that ensured that the victory was won by the cockroach chosen by the operator. [Or perhaps the file was altered to select the designated "winner"? PGN]
The experience accumulated in the process reportedly will enable the law enforcers in other regions of Russia to take into account computer swindlers who have escaped responsibility until now. (The net take was about US$5,500 daily.)
Dave Kennedy [CISSP] Research Team Chief, National Computer Security Assoc. [David Kennedy <76702.3557@CompuServe.COM> via risks-digest Volume 18, Issue 64]
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