Anonymous charges $700,000 to stolen Stratfor credit cardsMarch 13, 2012 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - When the Antisec branch of Anonymous hacked into security think tank Strategic Forecasting, or Stratfor, at the end of December, one of its claims was the theft 200GB worth of data, including e-mails and clients' credit card information. Days after the hack, the group published 860,000 e-mail addresses and 75,000 unencrypted credit card numbers on the Web. Now, the FBI's Milan Patel says that between December 6, 2011, and February 2012, "at least $700,000 worth of unauthorized charges were made to credit card accounts that were among those stolen during the Stratfor Hack," CNET reports citing Internet security news site Security Week. Stratfor's list of clients whose information was allegedly compromised in the hack includes the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, and Bank of America. Patel said that the $700,000 figure "does not reflect any of the charges that may have been incurred on cards associated with the Stratfor Hack for which records have not yet been reviewed." This information was made available during this week's court case for Jeremy Hammond - one of the alleged hackers arrested last week by the FBI for the Stratfor attack. According to Security Week, Hammond is being charged with one count of computer hacking conspiracy, one count of computer hacking, and one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Each of these counts carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Along with the money lost from stolen credit cards, Security Week reports that Stratfor is claiming another $2 million in losses that it had to pay for recovery, lost business claims, and monitoring to protect its clients who had their credit card details exposed. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |