James Halpin reports: The source of the debit and credit card data stolen from hundreds of Anchorage residents in a sophisticated hacking attack was Little Italy, a family-owned restaurant in South Anchorage, its owner said Tuesday. Police say anywhere from 150 to 1,000 card numbers were stolen and used in the attack, which started generating…
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Internet trading site collective2.com hacked
Davis D. Janowski reports: Users of the do-it-yourself trading site collective2.com received an “urgent” e-mail at a few minutes past noon Wednesday notifying them that the company’s computer database had been breached by a hacker and that all users should log in to change their passwords immediately. That e-mail, from Collective2 LLC founder Matthew Klein,…
Target Co was victim of hacker Albert Gonzalez
Target Co said it was among the victims of computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, mastermind of the biggest identity theft in U.S. history. […] Target spokeswoman Amy Reilly said her company was among the victims, having had an “extremely limited” number of payment card numbers stolen by Gonzalez about two years ago. She declined to say…
Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty For Massive Attack On U.s. Retail And Banking Networks
Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail and financial organizations, and to steal data relating to tens of millions of credit and debit cards, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey…
(Update) AK: Local retailer hacked, credit card info stolen
James Halpin reports: At least 150 Anchorage residents, possibly hundreds more, had their debit and credit card information stolen when a local retailer’s computer records were apparently targeted by hackers, according to Anchorage police. Police estimate the number of local victims could range as high as 1,000 or more in what looks to be an…
Suspected computer hack compromises Anchorage credit, debit card holders
Christine Kim reports: Just a simple swipe can lead to a ripple of consequences. Up to 1,000 Anchorage residents may be affected by a credit card crime. Police say it may have been a computer hack that stole the information about credit and debit card holders. Detectives are still trying to figure out who was…