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Hackers demand 10 million UK Pounds
From: mea culpa <jericho () DIMENSIONAL COM>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:44:09 -0700
Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwon () kizmiaz dis org> http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000114832908976&rtmo=quuqKJR9&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/1/18/nhack18.html COMPUTER hackers have demanded a 10 million ransom from Visa, the credit card giant, after claiming to have stolen critical data. Visa's British head office was contacted just before Christmas by a group which said it obtained the information during a hacking raid last summer. Visa refused to pay the ransom and contacted police. A Visa spokesman admitted the British-based hackers managed to penetrate its computer network last July but were detected almost immediately and only stole useless information. He said: "As fast as they were in they were found out. To our knowledge they've not been back in." Police are investigating and Scotland Yard is understood to have already talked to one suspect. ISN is sponsored by Security-Focus.COM
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