WHID 2006-3: Russian hackers broke into a RI GOV website

Russian hackers broke into a Rhode Island government Web site and allegedly stole credit card data from individuals who have done business online with state agencies. The hackers claimed to have stolen 53,000 credit card numbers, while the hosting service provider claims the number was just 4113.

The technical reference site is in Russian, you can use Applied Languages Solutions for an online translations.

Additional information:

• Hackers steal credit card info from R.I. Web site [Federal Computer Week, Jan 27 2006]
• Competition: As it was broken up ri.gov or as become the owner of the island [, ]