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Data Exposed In Stratfor Compromise Analyzed

Posted by Unknown on from the forecast-is-for-doom dept.

wiredmikey writes with an excerpt from an article in Security Week: "Following news that security and intelligence firm Stratfor is downplaying the recent hack of its systems, Identity Finder today shared a detailed analysis of the data released so far by the attackers. Based on the analysis, 50,277 Individual Credit Card Numbers were exposed, but 40,626 are expired, leaving just 9,651 that are not expired. In terms of emails, 86,594 Email addresses were claimed to be exposed by the hackers, but only 47,680 were unique. The hackers have released personal information for Stratfor subscribers whose first names begin with A through M, with N through Z expected to be released soon. In addition to the presently published data compromised during the attack, the attackers claim that 200GB of company email containing 2.7 million emails was captured as well." As of posting, Stratfor's website is still down.

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  1. Another Linux using server compromised? LMAO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.stratfor.com

    * Let the facts speak for themselves in 2011 that support my subject-line...

    (Especially regarding what we heard for YEARS here on /. as "penguin 'FUD'" of "Linux = Secure" b.s.!)

    APK

    P.S.=> This does the rest: It's more such current information, & along the same lines (E.G.-> Linux servers being breached, ANDROID Linux variant phones being nuked too, security failures & exploitations, galore, etc./et al):

    KERNEL.ORG COMPROMISED:

    http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/31/2321232/Kernelorg-Compromised

    ---

    Linux.com pwned in fresh round of cyber break-ins:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/12/more_linux_sites_down/

    ---

    Mysql.com Hacked, Made To Serve Malware:

    http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/09/26/2218238/mysqlcom-hacked-made-to-serve-malware

    ---

    Linux's showing in CA's breached recently too? Ok:

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=StartCom.com

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=GlobalSign.com

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=Comodo.com

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=DigiCert.com

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.gemnet.nl

    The list of CA Servers BREACHED that RUN LINUX (StartCom, GlobalSign, DigiCert, Comodo, GemNet)... per these articles verifying that:

    http://itproafrica.com/technology/security/cas-hacked/

    &

    http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/site-dutch-ca-gemnet-offline-after-web-server-attack-120811

    ---

    Toss ANDROID (yes, a Linux since it uses a Linux kernel) in also, since it's being "shredded" on the mobile phone security-front rampantly for years now?

    You get the picture...

    * TOP THAT ALL OFF W/ DUQU ROOTKIT/BOTNET BEING SERVED FROM LINUX SERVERS, PER THIS ARTICLE (very recent):

    http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/11/30/1610228/duqu-attackers-managed-to-wipe-cc-servers

    ... apk Linux servers being breached, ANDROID Linux variant phones being nuked too, security failures

  2. Re:"Donations" to Charities by MichaelKristopeit421 · · Score: -1, Troll
    if you stopped cowering in anonymity, people might take you seriously... but i wouldn't be so boldly ignorant as to claim i speak for all "people".

    you're an ignorant hypocrite... anything would be better i suppose.

    you're an idiot.