Hackers steal AT&T customer data

[imhotep]

Hackers steal AT&T customer data

"...Hackers have obtained the credit card details of almost 19,000 online
shoppers from telecoms giant AT&T.

The US company said it had notified shoppers at its online store of the
security breach, which affected people buying high-speed DSL internet
items."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5297710.stm


--Imhotep

 

[imhotep]

Hackers steal AT&T customer data

"...Hackers have obtained the credit card details of almost 19,000 online
shoppers from telecoms giant AT&T.

The US company said it had notified shoppers at its online store of the
security breach, which affected people buying high-speed DSL internet
items."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5297710.stm


--Imhotep

There was an update to this posted by another user (Anne & Lynn Wheel) on
alt.security news group.

misc. update

Data from AT&T Data Break-In Just the Tip of the Iceberg
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3444
AT T Crack One Part Of Attack
http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20060901ATTCrackOnePartOfAttack.html
AT&T Hack Part of Larger ID Theft Scam - 19,000 accounts 'immediately'
used in phishing attempt
http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/77794

somewhat related article

List of Data Breach Notices Lengthening
http://computerworld.com/action/art...Name=hardware&articleId=9002962&taxonomyId=12

a few recent posts looking at threat model and countermeasures
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006p.html#8 SSL, Apache 2 and RSA key size
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006p.html#9 New airline security measures in
Europe
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006p.html#18 19,000 Accounts Compromised
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006p.html#32 OT - hand-held security