14 DAY TRIAL // On December 14, I wrote about how the website of Special Forces, an online store that provides military gear, was hacked and their users became exposed.
If at the time there was no mention of credit card details, Anonymous came forward with a statement to show that they’re standing on data from 8,000 cards.
We learn from DataBreaches that after the breach took place, Special Forces sent out an email to all their customers to inform them on the breach and advising them to be on the lookout for any suspicious activities that may involve their credit cards.
However, the email also stated that only encrypted credit card information might have been obtained.
The latest press release from AntiSec reveals that Abhaxas, the hacker that leaked the information online after the breach, is one of their former members, but more importantly, it shows that the credit card information may not have been so well secured after all.
“In reality, for the past few months, we have been in possession of approximately 14,000 passwords and 8000 credit cards from SpecialForces.com. Unfortunately a former comrade leaked the password list early, and the full story on his owning will be told in our upcoming zine,” reads the latest statement.
Furthermore, the hackers say they were amused by the alleged security measures implemented by the website.
“We had to contain our laughter when we saw these two ‘hacker proof’ logos plastered on the SpecialForces.com website: ‘Scanned by GoDaddy.com: secured website’ and ‘McAfee SECURE sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses, and online scams.’,” AntiSec members said.
“Despite the almighty powers of GoDaddy and McAfee’s logos and some reassuring words, SpecialForces.com was just no match for our hella wicked black hat voodoo.”
This latest post was just one in a long series the hacktivists began writing after they managed to breach the defenses of security intelligence firm Stratfor.