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simonsarris
on May 11, 2012
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IAmA a malware coder and botnet operator, AMA
Well this could be because US credit cards are magnetic and UK ones are (much more secure) chip-and-pin cards.
farnsworth
on May 11, 2012
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Yeah, this has got to be it. Non-US CC info seems much more difficult to acquire, and thus more valuable. And just because Americans are in debt (obviously not all) doesn't mean their credit cards are maxed out.
jlgreco
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There is however likely a difference in average credit limit on cards of citizens of countries with different economies.
blackman
on May 13, 2012
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I know that the criminals probably haven't caught up and this technology may not be widespread (so your argument holds) but...
chip and pin is definitely broken (defcon presentation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JABJlvrZWbY
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