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ZDNet makes it sound as if the breach happened in May, it didn't. Their IT bozos noticed it in May. According to a Washington Post article, it took them about six months to notice it! The system was hacked 'late last year'!

Exerpts:

"The breach occurred late last year at a processing center in Tucson operated by CardSystems Solutions Inc..."

"CardSystems' computers were breached by malicious code that allowed access to customer data, said Josh Peirez, a MasterCard senior vice president. Peirez said MasterCard is certain only that 68,000 of its numbers were taken by the hacker over an unknown amount of time before the breach was discovered. But because the hacker had access to the full database, it is difficult to say how many more numbers may have been taken, he said.

He said the breach was not confirmed until about two weeks ago."

The article is here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR2005061701031.html?nav=rss_technology
Posted by: Hugh Jass   Posted on: 06/18/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Understatement of the year...  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
No Credit Card?  RPerkins | 06/17/05
Let me rephrase...  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
That won't help you..  Patrick Jones | 06/17/05
I like cash, accepted everywhere and no...  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
Removing the marbles and boxing...  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
Citicards has virtual credit card numbers..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/17/05
About time folks GET A CLUE...  realitycheck101 | 06/17/05
I want specifics!!!  IT Scion | 06/17/05
:-[ (nt)  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
Found some!  IT Scion | 06/17/05
you'd think...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/17/05
Agree  Mark Miller | 06/18/05
What about competence checks?  Hugh Jass | 06/18/05
From the full story  IT Scion | 06/17/05
Wipe out all credit reports  jadav | 06/17/05
;-] (nt)  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
What software and hardware was hacked?  mlindl | 06/18/05
give you one guess  JasonL31 | 06/18/05
Had to be Linux  Loverock Davidson | 06/18/05
So you've broken into Linux systems and stole data then?  HypnoToad | 06/18/05
Strange, exchange the word linsux with Winsux and it...  Colonel_Panic | 06/18/05
Re: Had to be Linux...Nope Windose...  thetruth_z | 06/18/05
It is was a UNIX box that got hacked  ElvisChrist | 06/18/05
Actually...  Cardinal_Bill | 06/18/05
And  IT Scion | 06/18/05
And  Loverock Davidson | 06/19/05
Nope: Unix WILL be.. f their future boxes..  thetruth_z | 06/19/05
Nope: Unix WILL be their future boxes..  thetruth_z | 06/19/05
Mixed environment  Jeff the god of biscuits | 06/19/05
RE: Mixed environment  thetruth_z | 06/19/05
Fair estimate  Mark Miller | 06/19/05
I doubt it, but  Hugh Jass | 06/18/05
The second smartest IT post  mlindl | 06/18/05
How would you know?  Cardinal_Bill | 06/18/05
I know you are but what am I  Loverock Davidson | 06/18/05
My experiences with lots of distros...  Colonel_Panic | 06/19/05
I wish I could  Squawkbox | 06/18/05
It doesn't matter  osreinstall | 06/20/05
was it encrypted - nooooooo  JasonL31 | 06/18/05
I think it had to do with the method of attack  Mark Miller | 06/19/05
Hacker shopping spree?!  Julie8x | 06/18/05
Actually, the merchants end up eating it.  Hugh Jass | 06/18/05
What software hardware hacked?!  Julie8x | 06/18/05
And I bet Mastercard will leave it to the victims to clean up the mess.  HypnoToad | 06/18/05
Ownership Society  X41 | 06/18/05
Way past time to clip the cards in two  Boot_Agnostic | 06/18/05
Everyone pays sad  Julie8x | 06/18/05
Not sure I agree  DarbyOhara | 06/20/05
Well from the link below...  Linux User 147560 | 06/18/05
and it seems..  Monkey_MCSE | 06/18/05
$ukk$ when you have to explain...  Colonel_Panic | 06/18/05
Let's start the test with an easy one:  Hugh Jass | 06/18/05
False...  Colonel_Panic | 06/18/05
Correct!  Hugh Jass | 06/19/05
:-] (nt)  Colonel_Panic | 06/19/05
Mr. Jass...  Colonel_Panic | 06/19/05
Almost forgot...  Colonel_Panic | 06/19/05
Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave.  Jeff the god of biscuits | 06/18/05
HE MENTIONS ME!! WOOT WOOT!! (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 06/18/05
Argue with that M$ fanboys. Hah! WTG...  Colonel_Panic | 06/18/05
Actually  IT Scion | 06/18/05
2 things  Loverock Davidson | 06/18/05
Put a damper on the enthusiasm  Mark Miller | 06/19/05
took 5 minutes to download!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/18/05
Any real details ??  michael_t | 06/18/05
Call me old fashioned  Justcauz | 06/19/05
Security breach hits two Countries  Julie8x | 06/19/05
Re: 2nd Smartest Post  Julie8x | 06/19/05
In God we trust. All other pay cash  osreinstall | 06/19/05
Loverock & Axe they're a .net Corp.  Gueze | 06/19/05
YOU MENTIONED ME!!  Loverock Davidson | 06/19/05
Netcraft site Microsoft ... why?  whisperycat | 06/20/05
It wont stop until CEO's and Managers go to Jail...  BitTwiddler | 06/20/05
Or it could be that  John Zern | 06/20/05
Gee It only leaves us open to fraud not to ID theft  grayfrier | 01/05/06

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