Identity thieves lurking in P2P networks
Users of peer-to-peer file-sharing services may be sharing more than they bargained for. Medical records, financial information and router passwords have all popped up on P2P networks, often after users inadvertently share folders containing the data.
Hackers have already evolved sophisticated techniques for using Google Inc.'s search engine to unearth data that has accidentally been exposed on Web sites. But with P2P data mining, attackers can get access to data on a victim's desktop.
"You can set something up for an hour, search for it, and you're gone," Schmidt said. He estimates that there are nearly four times as many P2P searches conducted each day as there are Google searches.
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Hackers have already evolved sophisticated techniques for using Google Inc.'s search engine to unearth data that has accidentally been exposed on Web sites. But with P2P data mining, attackers can get access to data on a victim's desktop.
"You can set something up for an hour, search for it, and you're gone," Schmidt said. He estimates that there are nearly four times as many P2P searches conducted each day as there are Google searches.
Read the article HERE.
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