SALAMI ATTACK

salami attack: translation

n.

A series of minor computer crimes — slices of a larger crime — that are difficult to detect and trace.

"According to one knowlegdeable source, another hacker brags that he recently found a way to get into Citibank's computers. For three months he says he quietly skimmed off a penny or so from each account. Once he had $ 200,000, he quit. Citibank says it has no evidence of this incident and we cannot confirm the hacker's story. But, says computer crime expert Donn Parker of consultants SRI International: 'Such asalami attackis definitely possible, especially for an insider.' "

— William G. Flanagan and Brigid McMenamin, " 'The playground bullies are learning how to type',"Forbes

Gulliver effect

Mongolian hordes technique

swarm logic

tipping element

tipping point

Hacking and Hackers

Crime