Wednesday, August 30, 2006
AT&T Pwn3d
Ha ha! With all the problems AT&T has had in recent years (selling off it's broadband unit, as well as it's cellular network, among other things), you'd think their more narrow focus would allow them to operate a bit better. Well, of course, no security is perfect, and the former telecom giant got h4x0r3d. The offenders, who most likely live in mom's basement and never get laid, managed to snake the credit card data of about 19,000 customers before the powers that be shut the online store down. On the bright side, AT&T is sucking it up and promising to pay for any damages and hassles this might cause... (Link)
Amazingly enough, we beat Fark to this story. Here's their link and thread for those interested...
Amazingly enough, we beat Fark to this story. Here's their link and thread for those interested...
