Badges - Re: PORAC'S WEBSITE HACKED
- From: C D Rowsell <cd2u@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:08:55 -0700
Carl to the rescue of the unknowing!
This database breach follows on the heels of another breach of my info a
couple of weeks prior by a company providing DB services to various CC
companies. What is so bad about the RAM database breach is it includes
everyone's DOB AND SSI number, HOME ADDRESS ETC being held together with our
full names and our Agencies. Talk about holding all the keys to your castle.
What is worse, they have only scratched the surface (from their records of
the intruders accessing the DB) of who got this info. Remember Wiki leaks?
Once they copied the info, who they sold it too does not require the RAM DB
access again. Nice to know all this info (especially the fact we are all
LEO's) could be in the hands of every nefarious POS ON THE PLANET. They will
probably NEVER know completely who has this info, as it would require
seizing every computer they know about and then seizing all the computers
they sent any data to. Good luck on that one, especially the initial ones in
Egypt and the Republic of Mauritius. Notice too (in my case) they did not
have a credit card on file for me. That is because their database shows my
dues are taken directly FROM MY RETIREMENT ACCOUNT. Oh joy, watch my (and
everyone else like me) have their retirement accounts get a change of bank
account request (for auto deposit) to BumFu*k Egypt or Sh*thole Nigeria. And
I just cringe thinking the Russian Mafia got this info as they have some
really sharp computer crooks. This is beyond huge, to say the least. We all
can easily change our credit card numbers. Try doing that with your PERS
account, SSI, DOB, home address, date of retirement, full name etc. I sure
hope PORAC AND RAM have their liability insurance paid up.
CD
-----Original Message-----
From: badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:badges-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of CarlGlas
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 3:20 AM
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Subject: Badges - Re: PORAC'S WEBSITE HACKED
And, for those of you who are wondering what in the hell Porac is, well,
it's a small village in Spis County, Slovakia.
http://www.iarelative.com/porac.htm
Okay, so it is, but that's not what CD's talking about. What CD is talking
about you would know if you are a member of the Police Officers Research
Association of California.. And, RAM while an acronym for Random Access
Memory, also is an acronym for Retired Associate Members.
----- Original Message -----
From: "C D Rowsell" <cd2u@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 2:07 AM
Subject: Badges - PORAC'S WEBSITE HACKED
> From a letter from PORAC
>
> PORAC's website was attacked beginning in early April by hackers from an
> internet address in Malaysia, followed by attacks from addresses in Egypt
> and the Republic of Mauritius. The hackers gained access to our database
> of
> RAM online applications. The database contains online applications going
> back to December 2008, including yours. Your application contained the
> information you provided in your online application, including your
> retirement date, name, date of birth, address and phone number, email
> address, PORAC membership number, prior Association name and Social
> Security
> number. Although many of the applications contained credit card
> information,
> yours did not. Based on our investigation, it appears that the breach was
> limited to RAM applications and we have no reason to believe that other
> PORAC members were affected.
>
> Anyone on the list a member of RAM take note.
>
> Even though they have no reason to believe other PORAC members were
> affected, if you are in PORAC, it is something to watch. Personally, I
> have
> frozen all my Credit Bureau reports period. If I need to apply for
> something
> for credit purposes, I can ask them which one they want to use and
> unfreeze
> it for them. Then put the freeze right back on. My opinion of Credit
> Bureau's isn't too high on my list of well run companies from the jump to
> begin with.
> So, my advice (and this is from someone who is a retired LEO and an
> assembly
> language computer person too) lock EVERYTHING down. How often are you
> applying for credit anyway?
>
> CD
>
>
> The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997
>
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