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  • Indian Hacker Alleged Brain Behind Biggest Cyber-Heist ( Best Western Hotels )

    08/25/2008 6:04:33 AM PDT · by kellynla · 8 replies · 78+ views
    MALAYSIA SUN ^ | 24th August, 2008 | staff
    An unknown Indian hacker is being charged with the greatest cyber-heist in history for allegedly helping a criminal gang steal identities of an estimated eight million people in a hacking raid that could ultimately net more than Pound2.8 billion in illegal funds. An investigation by Scotland's Sunday Herald newspaper has discovered that late on Thursday night a previously unknown Indian hacker successfully breached the IT defences of UK's Best Western Hotel group's online booking system and sold details of how to access it through an underground network operated by the Russian mafia. There are no details yet on how the...