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CNET Hackers hit e-commerce site
From: vlee () GIFTSSOFT COM (Vincent Lee)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:55:45 -0500
Hello all, This is my first posting to Security-Focus, and I hope I am doing so in the right forum. Just read a clipping from CNET regarding a hacker obtaining stolen credit card numbers from an e-commerce site. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-201-1562254-0.html?tag=st.ne.1007.thed.1007-201-1562254
From what I understand, this is the second _major_ attack. Without going into too much specifics, can anyone tell me how anyone (hacker or not) can do this? I may be naive, but to think that with all the breaches that is occurring, nowadays, you would think that even an e-commerce site would fare better. Maybe, I should be asking "how easy can it be?" - any answer would help me rethink my role in e-commerce, as well as, prepare myself for any such attacks. Any input appreciated.
By the way, I have _learned_ a great deal since I signed on to Security-Focus. To all those who have posted questions and feedback - keep on doing so. You have no idea how many uneducated people out there are actually learning something from your posts. Thanks to all. I am no longer in the dark! Vincent Lee
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- Re: @home: Is *anyone* really home there??? Robert G. Ferrell (Feb 29)
- Complaining to providers (was: @home: Is *anyone* really home there??? Rob Quinn (Mar 02)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: @home: Is *anyone* really home there??? Jason Spence (Feb 29)
- auto-reporting to ISPs Robert Graham (Feb 29)
- Re: auto-reporting to ISPs Jon Lewis (Mar 01)
- Re: auto-reporting to ISPs Network Operations (Mar 02)
- Re: auto-reporting to ISPs Greg A. Woods (Mar 02)
- Re: auto-reporting to ISPs Rasmus Andersson (Mar 02)
- CNET Hackers hit e-commerce site Vincent Lee (Mar 02)
- UDP Probes (?) from port 28432 to 28431 ? Xander Jansen (Mar 04)
- Re: UDP Probes (?) from port 28432 to 28431 ? Alexander Schreiber (Mar 07)
- UDP Probes (?) from port 28432 to 28431 ? Klaus Moeller (Mar 07)
- Re: UDP Probes (?) from port 28432 to 28431 ? Xander Jansen (Mar 09)
- auto-reporting to ISPs Robert Graham (Feb 29)
- Re: CNET Hackers hit e-commerce site Chris Davis (Mar 04)
- Port 65535 Murray, Mike (Mar 02)
- @home: Is *anyone* really home there??? (fwd) Light Of Day (Mar 04)
- Re: Port 65535 Pavel Kankovsky (Mar 04)
- Re: Port 65535 Murray, Mike (Mar 04)
- Re: Port 65535 Richard Bejtlich (Mar 04)