Austin based Global intelligence company Stratfor has been hacked by the Anonymous group”As a result of this incident the operation of Stratfor’s servers and email have been suspended,” the Austin-based company said in an email on Sunday. Moreover Hackers claiming to be the Anonymous has stated that it had obtained over 4,000 credit card details, passwords and address of Stratfor’s private client list, which has been posted Pastebin.
Hackers Anonymous provide a url on Twitter what they say as Starfor’s private client list, Which includes companies like Apple Inc and Microsoft, Moreover they also uploaded an image claiming the receipts from donations made by the hackers on behalf of some of Stratfor’s clients by using their credit card data. Hackers revealed that they were able to get the information in part because Stratfor did not encrypt it. Anonymous further claimed that it will be focussing the next attacks on celebrities Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift.
Austin based Stratfor’s reported the following via Facebook:
We have learned that Stratfor’s web site was hacked by an unauthorised party. As a result of this incident the operation of Stratfor’s servers and email have been suspended. We have reason to believe that the names of our corporate subscribers have been posted on other web sites. We are diligently investigating the extent to which subscriber information may have been obtained. Stratfor and I take this incident very seriously. Stratfor’s relationship with its members and, in particular, the confidentiality of their subscriber information, are very important to Stratfor and me. We are working closely with law enforcement in their investigation and will assist them with the identification of the individual(s) who are responsible. Although we are still learning more and the law enforcement investigation is active and ongoing, we wanted to provide you with notice of this incident as quickly as possible. We will keep you updated regarding these matters.
