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taboo_dude · 09-22-2004, 08:38 PM

probably has been mentioned here already, but it was news to me.

I wonder he is trying to extort them... alright fess up, who is it

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117897,00.asp

More here:
http://news.google.com/?hl=en&ncl=ht...,117897,00.asp

Hackers Hit Credit Card Company

DDoS attack on e-commerce service provider is preceded by an extortion note.

Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld
Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target of a "large-scale" distributed denial-of-service attack that has resulted in periodic disruptions of service for some customers, says David Schwartz, the company's marketing director. Authorize.Net provides payment-processing services for more than 91,000 small- to medium-size e-commerce firms.

Schwartz says the attack targeted the company's payment gateway service and resulted in periods of "brief disruptions" for customers.

One-Two Punch

The company received an extortion note a few days before the attacks began asking for a "substantial amount of money," Schwartz says. He did not elaborate on how the money was to have been delivered or whether the note came from a source inside the United States.

"It was something that was sent to our general mailbox," Schwartz says. Law enforcement authorities, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, are now investigating, he says.

This is not the first time Authorize.Net has been the subject of such attacks, Schwartz says. "We have been attacked in the past, but not on this scale and with such tenacity," he says.

The attack has resulted in an extremely high number of calls to the company's customer support center, the company said in a statement on its Web site.

Attack Strategy

The attack is the latest example of a growing trend, says Tom Corn, a vice president at Mazu Network, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based vendor of DoS-mitigation technologies.

"We are seeing a big escalation of attacks involving extortion" targeted at e-commerce companies, Corn says. Such attacks have typically tended to increase during busy periods such as the upcoming holiday season or around major events such as the Super Bowl, he says.

Juicy D. Links · 09-22-2004, 08:39 PM

yeah i know
I have account with em

BRISK · 09-22-2004, 08:41 PM

DDoS attacks are hackers?

dirtysouth · 09-22-2004, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
DDoS attacks are hackers?

In the media hand grenades become nuclear devices.

BigWebRev · 09-22-2004, 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by juicylinks
yeah i know
I have account with em

me too....

SmokeyTheBear · 09-22-2004, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
DDoS attacks are hackers?

unless you have 10,000 friends that will do your bidding .

To ddos takes quite a few computers.

wdsguy · 09-22-2004, 08:48 PM

this has been happenin to online casino sites too for some time now

taboo_dude · 09-22-2004, 08:53 PM

these denial of service attacks are becoming way to common for me. Who here has DDOS protection?

http://www.ddosprotection.com/

Something to look into.

BRISK · 09-22-2004, 08:59 PM

I've always thought of hackers as people who break into networks/computers, not just people who cause them to stop working by sending a lot of requests.

Persius · 09-22-2004, 09:01 PM

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Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
unless you have 10,000 friends that will do your bidding .

To ddos takes quite a few computers.

interesting sig got my attention :D

SmokeyTheBear · 09-22-2004, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
I've always thought of hackers as people who break into networks/computers, not just people who cause them to stop working by sending a lot of requests.

In order to send alot of requests you need to control alot of computers. In order to control alot of computers you must either own thousands of computers or have access to them. The easiest way to own 10,000 computers is to own them.

See my thread about installing exe's on xp-sp2.

09-22-2004, 08:38 PM	#1
taboo_dude Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TN Posts: 707	Hackers Hit Credit Card Company: Authorize.net probably has been mentioned here already, but it was news to me. I wonder he is trying to extort them... alright fess up, who is it http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117897,00.asp More here: http://news.google.com/?hl=en&ncl=ht...,117897,00.asp Hackers Hit Credit Card Company DDoS attack on e-commerce service provider is preceded by an extortion note. Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target of a "large-scale" distributed denial-of-service attack that has resulted in periodic disruptions of service for some customers, says David Schwartz, the company's marketing director. Authorize.Net provides payment-processing services for more than 91,000 small- to medium-size e-commerce firms. Schwartz says the attack targeted the company's payment gateway service and resulted in periods of "brief disruptions" for customers. One-Two Punch The company received an extortion note a few days before the attacks began asking for a "substantial amount of money," Schwartz says. He did not elaborate on how the money was to have been delivered or whether the note came from a source inside the United States. "It was something that was sent to our general mailbox," Schwartz says. Law enforcement authorities, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, are now investigating, he says. This is not the first time Authorize.Net has been the subject of such attacks, Schwartz says. "We have been attacked in the past, but not on this scale and with such tenacity," he says. The attack has resulted in an extremely high number of calls to the company's customer support center, the company said in a statement on its Web site. Attack Strategy The attack is the latest example of a growing trend, says Tom Corn, a vice president at Mazu Network, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based vendor of DoS-mitigation technologies. "We are seeing a big escalation of attacks involving extortion" targeted at e-commerce companies, Corn says. Such attacks have typically tended to increase during busy periods such as the upcoming holiday season or around major events such as the Super Bowl, he says. __________________ If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. The Duke.

09-22-2004, 08:41 PM	#3
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	DDoS attacks are hackers? __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

09-22-2004, 08:53 PM	#8
taboo_dude Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TN Posts: 707	these denial of service attacks are becoming way to common for me. Who here has DDOS protection? http://www.ddosprotection.com/ Something to look into. __________________ If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. The Duke.

09-22-2004, 08:59 PM	#9
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I've always thought of hackers as people who break into networks/computers, not just people who cause them to stop working by sending a lot of requests. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

09-22-2004, 08:39 PM	#2
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	yeah i know I have account with em

09-22-2004, 08:48 PM	#7
wdsguy Ryde or Die Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California-Shanghai Posts: 19,568	this has been happenin to online casino sites too for some time now