Anonymous: Stratfor
Hacked - $1M Donated to Charity Using Stolen Credit Card Information
December 26, 2011
A
group calling itself Anonymous says it stole thousands of e-mail
addresses and credit card information from an on-line security firm to
donate $1 million to charity.
In a taunting online message issued Sunday, Anonymous said the security
firm Stratfor failed to encrypt its clients' information, making it
vulnerable to theft.
Stratfor's clients include the Pentagon, the U.S. Air Force and the
Army. Anonymous says it used the stolen information to send cash gifts
to various charities including the Red Cross, CARE and Save the
Children. It promised to wreak more havoc with information taken from
celebrities.
Anonymous has taken responsibility for past hacking incidents.
A
group calling itself Anonymous says it stole thousands of e-mail
addresses and credit card information from an on-line security firm to
donate $1 million to charity.