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Stratfor refunds clients.Concerns on subcontractors in the security chain

Last Christmas the Stratfor Global Intelligence was hacked by Anonymous who disclosed company website and full client list of over 4000 individuals and corporations. The hacker gained access to a subscriber list stored on stratfor.com, and that list contained unencrypted credit card data. Stratfor will spend around $1.75 million to compensate its customers who have taken revenge with a class action. Government contractors and intelligence agencies are preferential targets for group of hacktivists due the sensible information that manage. The entire settlement is expected to set the company back.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/6870/hacking/stratfor-refunds-clients-the-problem-of-subcontractors-in-the-security-chain.html

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