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Citibank confirms hacking attack

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Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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>It has been criticised for not telling customers about the breach when it happened in May.

Really now? This needs to stop, it wasn't ok a decade ago, it wasn't ok when Sony pulled this recently, why would they think it's ok now?

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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post #2

>It has been criticised for not telling customers about the breach when it happened in May. Really now? This needs to stop, it wasn't ok a decade ago, it wasn't ok when Sony pulled this recently, why would they think it's ok now?

Is it illegal to have negligence with security in exposing personally identifying data in USA?

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

#4
So the thing I keep wondering is, where is all this data going? Outside of the high-profile Lockheed Martin attempt, have there been any reports of accounts, particularly consumer accounts, getting hacked as a result of these attacks?

Also, is there any indication of who is behind these attacks? For arguments sake, I'll buy that Anon was behind the Sony attacks, but RSA? Lockheed Martin? Major banks like Citibank? Those are huge targets.

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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post #3
post #2

>It has been criticised for not telling customers about the breach when it happened in May. Really now? This needs to stop, it wasn't ok a decade ago, it wasn't ok when Sony pulled this recently, why would they think it's ok now?

Is it illegal to have negligence with security in exposing personally identifying data in USA?

Wouldn't matter if it was, it's a corporation (and a bank) no-one will serve a day. They would just have to pay a small fine (from their billions in profits).

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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I had a Citibank VISA as payment from Google Summer of Code 2009 that started getting $100 charges each month about a year later. I assumed it was some sort of fee, but it turned out my information was stolen (despite me never using the card once). Thankfully, someone noticed this activity on several cards and I was reimbursed.

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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post #2

>It has been criticised for not telling customers about the breach when it happened in May. Really now? This needs to stop, it wasn't ok a decade ago, it wasn't ok when Sony pulled this recently, why would they think it's ok now?

The tense is weird in that sentence you quoted. If this information came out today, when were they criticized?

Re: Citibank confirms hacking attack

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So the thing I keep wondering is, where is all this data going? Outside of the high-profile Lockheed Martin attempt, have there been any reports of accounts, particularly consumer accounts, getting hacked as a result of these attacks? Also, is there any indication of who is behind these attacks? For arguments sake, I'll buy that Anon was behind the Sony attacks, but RSA? Lockheed Martin? Major banks like Citibank? Th…

Credit card numbers get sold to people who use them to commit fraudulent purchases.
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