Hackers set up data theft by pretending to be headhunters
Hackers stole information from the Department of
Transportation and several U.S. corporations by seducing employees with fake
job-listings.
Hackers stole information from the Department of Transportation and several U.S. corporations by seducing employees with fake job-listings on ads and e-mail, a computer security firm said on Monday.
The list of victims included several companies known for providing security services to government agencies.
They include consulting firm Booz Allen, computer services company Unisys Corp., defense contractor L-3 communications, computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. and satellite network provider Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Communications Inc., said Mel Morris, chief executive of British Internet security provider Prevx Ltd.
Pretty good list of firms that should know better.
Hackers only targeted a limited group of personal computers, which kept traffic down and allowed them to stay under the radar of security police who tend to identify threats when activity reaches a certain level.
An FBI spokesman declined comment, blah, blah, blah.
Posted: Wed - July 18, 2007 at 06:32 AM