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Hackers steal $25m from Aussie cards
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:07:30 -0500 (CDT)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/tech/14580095/hackers-steal-25m-from-aussie-cards/ The West Australian August 17, 2012More than $25 million has been stolen from Australian credit cards by overseas hackers, federal police say.
Australian businesses were targeted by the scammers, who obtained about half a million credit card numbers, the Australian Federal Police says.
"The compromise is believed to have involved approximately 500,000 credit cards and resulted in more than $25 million in fraudulent transactions," the AFP said today.
"The borderless nature of this crime type poses new and unique challenges for law enforcement."
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