UK Charity Commission Warns Against Hackers
William Eazel writes on SC Magazine Online:
Charities need to be on their guard against internet fraud, the Charity Commission warned today after criminal hackers broke through the online security systems of a Christian organization.
The independent regulator for charitable activity in England and Wales noted that this recent hack of Aid to the Church in Need saw cybercriminals break into servers and steal personal details of the charity's donors. In some cases, the fraudsters have used these details to contact benefactors directly to extract more money.
It is too early to know how much the hackers may have stolen from unsuspecting members of the public, but the charity said that the addresses of more than 2,000 online donors have been accessed. The charity swiftly shut down its website, warned benefactors and reported the breach of security to the police.
posted by Fergie @ 12/12/2005 07:14:00 AM
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