Everybody's Doing It

Cybercrime said more profitable than drugs - Security - MSNBC.com

"Global cybercrime generated a higher turnover than drug trafficking in 2004 and is set to grow even further with the wider use of technology in developing countries, a top expert said on Monday.

No country is immune from cybercrime, which includes corporate espionage, child pornography, stock manipulation, extortion and piracy, said Valerie McNiven, who advises the U.S. Treasury on cybercrime."

What a pain! I'm currently in the process of switching my entire cartel's operations over to cybercrime and it's been nothing but headaches so far. I'm not the most technically-minded guy in the world and the transition has proven difficult and very costly (I spent a fortune on new letterhead, alone). Plus, we had needed to upgrade our computers for a while anyway, so I had to shell out a good amount of cash on that just to get going.

I wanted to start small with a few online transactions to get my feet wet and that's been a major bust since eBay keeps shutting down my drug auctions (hey, I've got all this stuff left and I'm trying to get rid of it!). Apparently drugs are on their list of "banned items". I tried skirting that rule by referring to them as "pixie sticks", but they still shut the auctions down. I guess I shouldn't have included pictures. Lesson learned anyway.

I think I'm gonna try my hand at corporate espionage next. I'm not really sure where to start. I'm thinking of taking some business classes to get a better understanding of what I'm doing. I've been told that if I'm gonna be dealing with corporations I might want to buy a suit as well (I usually go casual). I had no idea moving over to high tech crime was gonna be so difficult, but I'm already commited to it so there's no turning back now.