Submission + - The Reality Of A High-Tech Scam: Less 'Hackers,' More 'Fargo' (itworld.com)
jfruh writes: High-profile breaches into Target and other huge retailers may make the world of computer fraud seem more glamarous than it actually is. Most are pretty low-rent and fairly bumbling, as in a recent case in Southern California, featuring corrupted cash registers sold to Subway franchises, fake gift cards sold over Craigslist and hand-delivered to buyers, and arrest, and only $40,000 made for all the trouble.