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Hackers Hijacked Large E-Bill Payment Site [Checkfree/Who's In YOUR Wallet?!]
The Washington Post - Security Fix ^
| 2008-12-03
| Brian Krebs
Posted on 12/04/2008 11:38:34 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Hackers on Tuesday hijacked the Web site CheckFree.com, one of the largest online bill payment companies, redirecting an unknown number of visitors to a Web address that tried to install malicious software on visitors' computers, the company said today.
The attack, first reported by The Register, a security news Web site, began in the early morning hours of Dec. 2, when Checkfree's home page and the customer login page were redirected to a server in the Ukraine.
CheckFree spokeswoman Melanie Tolley said users who visited the sites during the attack would have been redirected to a blank page that tried to install malware. Tolley added that CheckFree regained control over its site by 5 a.m. on Dec. 2. The company said it was still having the malware analyzed by experts.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banking; billpayment; checkfree; creditunions; failure; hackers; onlinebanking; pwn3d; security; ukraine
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posted on
12/04/2008 11:39:02 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: PAR35; TigerLikesRooster; bamahead; AndyJackson; Thane_Banquo; nicksaunt; MadLibDisease; ...
*Ping!*
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posted on
12/04/2008 11:39:41 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
12/04/2008 11:39:57 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: Scutter
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posted on
12/04/2008 11:44:47 PM PST
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: PeaceBeWithYou
Thanks. Wasn’t clear which sites got hijacked. Was it just checkfree.com or all the domains owned by CheckFree?
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posted on
12/04/2008 11:49:06 PM PST
by
Scutter
To: Scutter
Home page and the customer login page.
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posted on
12/05/2008 12:18:19 AM PST
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: LibreOuMort
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posted on
12/05/2008 10:28:48 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: PeaceBeWithYou
Any details on the malware yet? My bank reset my account (new UID/password required) but can’t provide any details re: the virus/trojan.
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posted on
12/05/2008 10:31:06 AM PST
by
Jim Noble
(I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel)
To: rabscuttle385
Hmmm.... I hope they had the decency to pay some of my bills for me!
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posted on
12/05/2008 8:30:20 PM PST
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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