more on a bit more on 8 Million Credit Accounts Exposed FBI to Investigate Hacking of Database

[David Farber <farber () tmail com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Bridis <tbridis () ap org>
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RE: [IP] a bit more on 8 Million Credit Accounts Exposed FBI to 
Investigate Hacking of Database
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:14:31 -0500

Actually, the AP yesterday tracked down the company that was hacked.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=528&ncid=528&e=10&u=/ap/20030220/
ap_on_hi_te/credit_card_hack

OMAHA, Neb. - A hacker who gained access to millions of credit card 
numbers
apparently did it by breaking into a computer system at a company that
handles transactions for catalog companies and other direct marketers.

Data Processors International, based in Omaha, said Wednesday that "an
unauthorized outside party" had tapped into its computer system, 
prompting a
criminal investigation.

[snip...]
-- Dave

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