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July 08 Massive leak of Qwest customer dataIt appears that hackers have gained access to large amounts of Qwest customer data. Approximately 235,000 customers (587 pages with approximately 400 customers per page) were compromised in the Seattle area alone and reports are coming in that customer data in other cities across the U.S. has also been compromised. To gain publicity for their exploit, and perhaps thwart online forensic investigation, the hackers printed and bound the leaked customer data and left a copy on my front porch last night. The hackers, or perhaps temporary day labor they contracted, appear to have distributed the book of leaked Qwest customer data from a non-descript van in the dark of night.
The hackers identify themselves by the handle, “DEX”, which is likely an abbreviation of “Digital Exploiters” of “Data Exploiters”. In classic Web 2.0 fashion, the hackers appear to have created their own ad network and have included ads for local businesses in the bound books of leaked customer data. I’m comforted to know that if Qwest sends goons to hurt me for leaking this exploit that I’ll have the names and numbers of several personal injury attorneys within easy reach. I only hope that they don’t beat me about the head and neck with the behemoth ‘yellow’ book of leaked business customer data that accompanied the ‘white’ (actually gray) book of leaked personal data. When contacted, Qwest stated that they were aware of the issue but would not comment further. They asked that further press inquiries be directed to Qwest's Department of Candles. Ian McAllister http://twitter.com/ianmcall TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://ianmcallister.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!AFAD344C48A05587!1602.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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