A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a man who allegedly used peer-to-peer file-sharing networks to obtain individuals’ tax returns, credit reports and bank statements in order to commit identity theft and fraud. Gregory Kopiloff, 35, of Seattle allegedly used file-sharing software including LimeWire to steal a variety of sensitive information, and then used that data to create bogus credit card and bank accounts and illegally purchase thousands of dollars’ worth of products.
Wow; I didn't realize LimeWire could be used as a gateway to infiltrate a computer. Another argument against P2P.
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Feds Pinch Alleged Peer-to-Peer Identity Thief
Posted by: Katherine Noyes September 7, 2007 11:54 AMA federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a man who allegedly used peer-to-peer file-sharing networks to obtain individuals’ tax returns, credit reports and bank statements in order to commit identity theft and fraud. Gregory Kopiloff, 35, of Seattle allegedly used file-sharing software including LimeWire to steal a variety of sensitive information, and then used that data to create bogus credit card and bank accounts and illegally purchase thousands of dollars’ worth of products.