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'Anonymous' releases Stratfor database
Information puts 75,000 credit cards at risk
Updated: Friday, 30 Dec 2011, 1:53 AM CST
Published : Thursday, 29 Dec 2011, 9:23 PM CST
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The hacker collective Anonymous posted a database Thursday it says contains hundreds of thousands of email addresses and passwords. The information belongs to anyone who ever subscribed to Austin-based global intelligence firm Stratfor's newsletters or website. Anonymous began posting information from its hack of Stratfor on Saturday. The inital leak included 4,000 of Stratfor's customers names, addresses and passwords.
Thursday's leak is much larger. Anonymous says the database includes 860,000 usernames, emails and encrypted passwords, as well as 75,000 credit card numbers. A KXAN analysis of the database revealed many military, law enforcement, government and elected officials' information, as well as several members of the local and national media.
More than 1300 Austin addresses appeared with credit card numbers, though several of those appeared to be test accounts created by Stratfor. Among the other accounts, KXAN found a former Texas Supreme Court justice, a top Austin religious official, one of the state's top law-enforcement officials and a City of Austin credit card.
Stratfor partnered with an identity protection service after the December 24th hack. The company will offer its members 12 months of global identity protection for free.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/anonymous-releases-stratfor-database
Information puts 75,000 credit cards at risk
Updated: Friday, 30 Dec 2011, 1:53 AM CST
Published : Thursday, 29 Dec 2011, 9:23 PM CST
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The hacker collective Anonymous posted a database Thursday it says contains hundreds of thousands of email addresses and passwords. The information belongs to anyone who ever subscribed to Austin-based global intelligence firm Stratfor's newsletters or website. Anonymous began posting information from its hack of Stratfor on Saturday. The inital leak included 4,000 of Stratfor's customers names, addresses and passwords.
Thursday's leak is much larger. Anonymous says the database includes 860,000 usernames, emails and encrypted passwords, as well as 75,000 credit card numbers. A KXAN analysis of the database revealed many military, law enforcement, government and elected officials' information, as well as several members of the local and national media.
More than 1300 Austin addresses appeared with credit card numbers, though several of those appeared to be test accounts created by Stratfor. Among the other accounts, KXAN found a former Texas Supreme Court justice, a top Austin religious official, one of the state's top law-enforcement officials and a City of Austin credit card.
Stratfor partnered with an identity protection service after the December 24th hack. The company will offer its members 12 months of global identity protection for free.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/anonymous-releases-stratfor-database
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