Identity Finder report details extent of ‘Anonymous’ hack on Stratfor
In its recently-published report, New York-based data loss and identity theft prevention service Identity Finder has drawn attention to the extent of the recent hack of the Stratfor website, mentioning that AntiSec - which is a hacktivist group affiliated to `Anonymous' hacking group - has thus far released personal details of Stratfor clients whose first names begin with A through M.
According to the Identity Finder report, it is highly likely that the information of the remaining clients, whose names begin wirh N through Z, will be released over the next few days, supposedly along with nearly 2.7 million e-mails.
The website of Stratfor - or Strategic Forecasting; the Austin, Texas-based security think tank - was attacked over the Christmas weekend; and the hack affected nearly 50,000 people, including the company's corporate clients like the US Army, US Air Force, and Miami Police Department.
It was on December 26 that Stratfor, via its Facebook page, warned its subscribers about the data breach, stating that their online names, home addresses, and credit card details had been compromised by the `Anonymous' hackers who claimed responsibility for the attack.
Going by the details shared in the Identity Finder report, the Stratfor hack-related documents which Anonymous and AntiSec have posted thus far include 86,594 e-mail addresses; 27,537 phone numbers; 50,277 unique credit card numbers; and 44,188 encrypted passwords.
With Anonymous hackers reportedly stating that they intended making charitable donation with the money stolen from the Stratfor clients' accounts, Identity Finder CEO Todd Feinman has termed the credit card fraud as a "well documented" one.
