http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3523946 17.09.2003 By JUHA SAARINEN A 14-year-old hacker put 895 customer records of Hamilton internet provider Net4U on the web in an act of spite. The information included the names, addresses and telephone numbers, as well as email addresses, passwords and customers' credit card numbers with expiry dates. Net4U customer Dan Clark of Scarfies.net in Dunedin said he was outraged his details had been put on the web. He had been happy with Net4U's overall service, but "in terms of security, they've obviously got a lot to learn still" and planned to move off the internet provider soon. Another Net4U customer, Adam Dinneen of Christchurch, contacted the Herald and said he was made aware of the website with the customer records on the file swapping DC++ service and found his personal details and credit card number on it. He had cancelled his credit card and would lay a complaint with the police. The site showing the credit card details is hosted by another internet provider, Orcon of Albany. Orcon's managing director, Seeby Woodhouse, whose details were also found in the database, told the Herald he did not know who had put up the site, as the internet provider offered free websites for customers. "It's probably someone who doesn't like us or Net4U very much," Mr Woodhouse said, after being read out a profane message left for Orcon's system administrator, Craig Whitmore, on the hacker's site. An email address left on the website leads to a domain registered by a Conrad Gair of Newmarket. However, the contact email address in the registration details belongs to a 14-year-old who was a former employee of Net4U. The hacker admitted publishing the site at Orcon and also on a United States web hosting service. He told the Herald he now regretted putting up the sites. He said his motive was to get back at Sahil Gupta, the owner of Net4U. Mr Gupta did not respond to telephone and email messages before publication. The office of the Privacy Commissioner advises Net4U customers concerned that their privacy may have been breached to contact it. - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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