[olug] More local news

David Walker linux_user at grax.com
Fri Feb 21 14:21:07 UTC 2003


http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/02/20/credit.hack.ap/index.html

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- A hacker who gained access to millions of credit card 
numbers apparently did it by breaking into a computer system at a company 
that handles transactions for catalog companies and other direct marketers. 

Data Processors International, based in Omaha, said Wednesday that "an 
unauthorized outside party" had tapped into its computer system, prompting a 
criminal investigation. 





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