http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Israel-Likens-Credit-Card-Breach-to-Terrorist-Act-707325/ By Fahmida Y. Rashid eWEEK.com 2012-01-09 Israeli officials are investigating the recent cyber-attack that resulted in the theft of thousands of credit card numbers. At least one Israeli government official has promised to retaliate against the perpetrators of that attack that he described as "comparable to a terrorist operation." Israeli officials are investigating a recent cyber-attack that resulted in the theft and exposure of thousands of credit card numbers belonging to Israeli citizens. The attack was a "breach of sovereignty comparable to a terrorist operation, and must be treated as such," deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon told BBC. An individual using the name 0xOmar leaked details of thousands of credit card numbers online, according to a Jan. 2 statement on PasteBay. 0xOmar claimed to be affiliated with Group-xp, a known hacking group based in Saudi Arabia. Israel's data protection agency is investigating the incident and is considering asking Interpol for assistance, Yoram Hacohen, head of Israel's data protection agency, told the Associated Press Jan. 6. [...] _____________________________________________________ Did a friend send you this article? Make it your New Year's Resolution to subscribe to InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Mon Jan 09 2012 - 23:48:29 PST
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