Inlichtingenbedrijf nieuw slachtoffer Anonymous

Hackers hebben een grote hoeveelheid e-mailadressen en creditcardgegevens van de Amerikaanse veiligheidsdenktank Stratfor gestolen. Dat melden de hackers van Anonymous vandaag. Ze zeiden dat het de eerste in een reeks van aanvallen zal zijn.

Een van de hackers zei dat het doel was om de creditcards te gebruiken en één miljoen dollar weg te geven als kerstdonaties. Leden van Anomymous plaatsten op Twitter een link naar wat volgens hen een geheime lijst is van leden van Stratfor. Op de lijst staan onder meer het Amerikaanse leger, de politie van Miami, banken en technologiebedrijven zoals Apple en Microsoft. Anonymous kon de creditcardgegevens naar eigen zeggen achterhalen omdat Stratfor ze niet had versleuteld, een makkelijk te voorkomen blunder, die - als waar - het veiligheidsbedrijf ernstig in de verlegenheid brengt.

Stratfor zei in een e-mail aan zijn leden dat het zijn servers heeft stilgelegd nadat bekend was geworden dat de website was gehackt. 'We hebben reden om aan te nemen dat de namen van onze leden op andere websites staan', aldus de e-mail, die in handen is van het persbureau AP. Volgens de e-mail werkt het bedrijf nauw samen met de politie om te achterhalen wie achter de inbraak zit.

Anonymous plaatste een link op Twitter naar het e-mailadres, het telefoonnummer en de creditcardgegevens van een medewerker van het Amerikaanse ministerie van binnenlandse veiligheid. De medewerker, Cody Sultenfuss, zei geen waarschuwing te hebben ontvangen over de plaatsing van zijn gegevens. 'Ze hebben geld gepakt dat ik niet heb', zei hij tegen AP.

'Ik denk dan, waarom ik? Ik ben niet rijk.' Sultenfuss zei niet om hoeveel geld het gaat. Het was onmogelijk te achterhalen waar creditcardgegevens zijn gebruikt.

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@solitary-scene-9480
#119240 25 dec 2011

Ik vertrouw anonymous voor geen cent.
Geen transparantie: fail, opzouten.
@square-snowflake-8172
#119261 26 dec 2011

@Witte Haai

Dear Stratfor Member,

We have learned that Stratfor's web site was hacked by an unauthorized party. As a result of this incident the operation of Stratfor's servers and email have been suspended.

We have reason to believe that the names of our corporate subscribers have been posted on other web sites. We are diligently investigating the extent to which subscriber information may have been obtained.

Stratfor and I take this incident very seriously. Stratfor's relationship with its members and, in particular, the confidentiality of their subscriber information, are very important to Stratfor and me. We are working closely with law enforcement in their investigation and will assist them with the identification of the individual(s) who are responsible.

Although we are still learning more and the law enforcement investigation is active and ongoing, we wanted to provide you with notice of this incident as quickly as possible. We will keep you updated regarding these matters.

Sincerely,

George Friedman

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@square-snowflake-8172
#119262 26 dec 2011

@Witte Haai

Update on Security Issues‏

Nieuwsbrieven | 25-12-2011
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STRATFOR

Dear Stratfor Member,

On December 24th an unauthorized party disclosed personally identifiable information and related credit card data of some of our members. We have reason to believe that your personal and credit card data could have been included in the information that was illegally obtained and disclosed.

Also publicly released was a list of our members which the unauthorized party claimed to be Stratfor's "private clients." Contrary to this assertion the disclosure was merely a list of some of the members that have purchased our publications and does not comprise a list of individuals or entities that have a relationship with Stratfor beyond their purchase of our subscription-based publications.

We have also retained the services of a leading identity theft protection and monitoring service on behalf of the Stratfor members that have been impacted by these events. Details regarding the services to be provided will be forwarded in a subsequent email that is to be delivered to the impacted members no later than Wednesday, December 28th.

In the interim, precautions that can be taken by you to minimize and prevent the misuse of information which may have been disclosed include the following:

- contact your financial institution and inform them of this incident;
- if you see any unauthorized activity on your accounts promptly notify your financial institution;
- submit a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") by calling 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877- 438-4338) or online at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/; and
- contact the three U.S. credit reporting agencies: Equifax (http://www.equifax.com/ or (800) 685-1111), Experian (http://www.experian.com/ or (888) 397-3742), and TransUnion (http://www.transunion.com/ or (800) 888-4213), to obtain a free credit report from each.

Even if you do not find any suspicious activity on your initial credit reports, the FTC recommends that you check your credit reports periodically. Checking your credit reports can help you spot problems and address them quickly.

To ease any concerns you may have about your personal information going forward, we have also retained an experienced outside consultant that specializes in such security matters to bolster our existing efforts on these issues as we work to better serve you. We are on top of the situation and will continue to be vigilant in our implementation of the latest, and most comprehensive, data security measures.

We are also working to restore access to our website and continuing to work closely with law enforcement regarding these matters. We will continue to update you regarding the status of these matters.

Again, my sincerest apologies for this unfortunate incident.

Sincerely,

George Friedman

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