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Cracker Gains Access to 2.2 Million Credit Cards

Posted by timothy on from the check-yer-wallet dept.

Doctor Sbaitso writes "CNN reports that a hacker bypassed the security system of a company that processes credit card transactions and gained access to approximately 2.2 million Visa and MasterCard credit cards. Fortunately, none of them seem to have been used fraudulently."

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  1. This is OSS at its finest. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't know why Slashdot is acting all concerned. After all, all information should be free, right? No secrets.

  2. Cracker? by Trollbi-Wan+Kenobi · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why are we automatically assuming the the guy was white?

  3. Is that you Kevin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh man not again!

  4. I heard - by TopShelf · · Score: -1, Troll

    That Saddam Hussein is responsible for this. The bombing begins in 5 minutes...

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  5. Not yet by Vidmaster_Steve · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, I haven't done anything yet. I'm going to wait until this whole thing blows over, then... and only then... do we get a Free Ass 17" Powerbook, a Free Ass 12" Powerbook and a Free Ass dual G4 1ghz machine with two or three Free Ass 23" Cinema Displays.

    Only in America, friends... Only in America

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  6. Re:Crackers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I dont like the use of racial slurs like that on /.

    I don't like the use of the word crackers, unless they're talking about warez groups. Lets call them what they are... hackers. Like it or not.

  7. In other news.. by _marshall · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fortunately, none of them seem to have been used fraudulently.

    In other news, it seems that slashdot's favorite non tech related website had a surge of 2.2 million account signups in the span of a week.

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