AT&T hack led to spearphish

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2006

Stolen details used to trick victims out of further info.

Transaction details stolen as part of last weekend's security breach of a shopping site run by US phone giant AT&T were later used to lure more targets into revealing more information, it has since emerged.

The initial hack exposed personal data, including contact details, credit card numbers and information regarding purchases, of up to 19,000 users of the site. Since then, many of those whose details were compromised have received highly convincing phishing emails, backed up by the stolen data, attempting to get vital further information from them. The emails quoted purchase codes and card numbers, and attempted to trick users into giving away more details, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, directing them to a spoofed copy of the AT&T-owned shopping website.

AT&T have since contacted the affected people warning them of the potential scam, and are also offering assistance with credit issues. Read more here.

Posted on 1 September 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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