UK: Massive Hack in Fasthosts

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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In case you haven't already heard:

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Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest
web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers
were stolen by computer hackers.

The hackers managed to access the “master database” of Fasthosts for
information, including addresses, bank details, e-mails and passwords.

The action is expected to lose vital business for hundreds of small
companies in the run-up to Christmas.

Fasthosts claimed that it had no option other than to perform an emergency
shutdown after it discovered that the hackers had tried to use information
gleaned from its servers. New passwords had to be sent out by post rather
than e-mail to avoid the information being compromised again.

The company discovered a network intrusion in October and recommended that
users change their passwords. Last week, staff noticed “unusual
activity” on some of its sites and closed down all those that had not yet
changed their passwords, as well as some that had.

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More:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3007298.ec
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- - ferg

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