Most people who find my blog fall into one of two categories:
- those who know me and read about my life (25%)
- those looking for illegal credit card forums/hacks/boards (75%)
So I am accustom to seeing search terms such as these (actual data): “CardersMarket forum”, “carding”, “credit card hackers forum”, “shadowcrew”, “ccpowerforums”, “drunk carding in vegas”, etc.
But this one search term really threw me for a loop: “softwares to hack secured sites like www”
Hmm… is it just me or did anyone else realize that HTTP is not a secure protocol. The use of “softwares” makes me think the person was either (1) a horrible speller or (2) a non-native english speaker. Either way, they need to first google for “SSL” or “https” before they try to find softwares to hack them.
Let me know if you have come across any strange search terms and what they are.
October 16, 2006 at 8:36 pm
I have a post on my site that talks about ATM skimmers, and get all kinds of queries from people who are clearly looking to use the skimmers for non-legit purposes. “buy ATM Skimmer” “Hacking with ATM Skimmer” “Card Skimmer fits in pocket” and the like.
December 26, 2006 at 11:37 am
That is really funny, I was just searching Google for “buy ATM Skimmer” and there was practically one result, which led me here. Looks like Jonathan (comment before mine) is leading us criminals to your site now, instead of his! Because, clearly, I am looking for a skimmer for non-legit purposes…
Some people often forget about research purposes. It is not illegal to own a card skimmer, or read about them, or to see how easy it might be to buy one – yet people often think if you type such phrases into Google you have ill intentions. It is one thing to stay safe, and it is another to blame every search query about hacking on criminal intentions.
Sorry, I’m just ranting… Nice layout for you blog btw, god bless word press! I use the same one ironically.
Cheers.
December 26, 2006 at 12:23 pm
It is funny but true that some sites will rank higher than others based on popularity and relevance.
I hope the blog helps others in life.