__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Saturday 31 March 2007 09:45 \__
> __/ [ flyer ] on Saturday 31 March 2007 08:02 \__
>
>> In article <4820087.y1PydTEWZn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>> Update -- TJX Reveals Extent Of Hacker Damage
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | In Wednesday's filing, TJX said for the first time that it first
>>> | learned that there was suspicious software on its computer system on
>>> | Dec. 18, 2006.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
>
http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/29/tjx-companies-fraud-markets-equity-cx_mk_0329markets35.html?partner=yahootix
>>> http://tinyurl.com/38tyyq
>>>
>>> Sounds like Windows. They have my details there as well.
>>>
>>
>> More ammunition for a windows quarantine.
>
> I'm telling you, this particular story is serious s**t. I saw it elsewhere
> (BBC) beforehand, but it gave no technical details at all. I did some
> Netcraft lookups, but no luck. Then I found this Forbes article, which
> pretty much gives it all away. They stored just over a hundred large files
> which contain sensitive details about tens of millions about (mainly
> British) customers. A hijacker must have taken over the most holey O/S in
> the world and voila! No he can trade 40+ million credit and debit card
> accounts with him mates in Asia, Europe, and America. Who knows how much
> the fraud is going to cost. One thing you can bet on is that /we/ are the
> ones paying for it, whether it is money, time, or pain.
>
>
> Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
> | 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
> | the BBC reports.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
>
> UK police 'not prioritising cybercrime', Microsoft says
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft critics will doubtless be quick to point out how
> | insecurities in Microsoft's own software have supplied a
> | fertile breeding ground for virus writers and hackers.
> | Naturally enough, Microsoft prefers to emphasise the
> | security improvements brought by Windows XP SP2 and Vista.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/uk_cybercrime_criticism/
More technical details at:
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=0EFDDC37-4EA7-4A78-9726-E6F63C86234D
"The cost to the company is so far $5m to investigate the incident, a penny
off fourth-quarter earnings per share, indeterminate brand damage and the
potential for customer lawsuits, and public and private fines and
penalties."
Been compromised for over a year. Encryption? Of course that's no peril.
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