Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Hacker Steals Credit-Card Info From Vermont Ski Resort

A ski resort in Vermont announced on Monday its computer network was hacked in February.Okemo Mountain Resort said the intruder gained access to credit-card data between Feb. 7 and Feb. 22.The resort said it was unclear how many cardholders were affected by the breach.

According to the resort, a review determined that data from nearly 30,000 credit-card transactions during the 16-day period as well as more than 18,000 credit cards used at Okemo between January and March 2006 was accessed.There was no evidence of a security breach to computer systems at Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire or Crested Butte in Colorado, the resort said.Okemo said it has notified Visa, MasterCard and American Express of the intrusion, and banks will notify affected cardholders.According to the resort, federal law enforcement officials are investigating the security breach.

news source : http://www.nbc30.com/money/15757489/detail.html

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