Internet Hackers Steal Confidential Data on 60,000 Norwegians
Internet hackers have stolen confidential data on 60,000 Norwegians, including the head of the agency for safeguarding them, the agency itself revealed Friday.More here.
It said they had used a weakness on the website of the telephone operators Tele2 to procure the national personal identity numbers and addresses of subscribers, amounting to 1.3 percent of the country's population.
The information would enable the hackers to change the addresses of the people concerned so as to intercept their mail, or order goods on their account.
(Props, Pogo Was Right.)
posted by Fergie @ 8/10/2007 08:40:00 AM
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