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Old 18th Feb 03, 08:57 PM
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A computer hacker has gained access to more than 5 million Visa and Mastercard credit card accounts in the US. The two companies said on Tuesday that none of the information obtained, which would include credit card numbers, was used in a fraudulent way.

SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2774477.stm
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Old 19th Feb 03, 01:34 AM
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I moved this from the general chit-chat section, because I thought it was interesting. Thanks for the submission KingCobra!!
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Old 19th Feb 03, 04:27 AM
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Old 19th Feb 03, 06:15 AM
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I just heard on the news tonight that the hacker apparently got 8 million credit card numbers instead of the reported 5 million.
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Old 19th Feb 03, 11:20 AM
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Um, he can be the richest person of the world?
Interesting news KingCobra!
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Old 19th Feb 03, 11:59 AM
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well if he got hold of my credit cards, he'd be sh*t out of credit :P
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