[ISN] Hackers steal $25m from Aussie cards

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:07:30 -0500 (CDT)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/tech/14580095/hackers-steal-25m-from-aussie-cards/

The West Australian
August 17, 2012

More than $25 million has been stolen from Australian credit cards by 
overseas hackers, federal police say.

Australian businesses were targeted by the scammers, who obtained about 
half a million credit card numbers, the Australian Federal Police says.

"The compromise is believed to have involved approximately 500,000 
credit cards and resulted in more than $25 million in fraudulent 
transactions," the AFP said today.

"The borderless nature of this crime type poses new and unique 
challenges for law enforcement."

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