Comments on: Chinese hacker steals user information on 18 MILLION online shoppers at Auction.co.kr

By: The Dark Visitor » Korean Auction Site Hackers Arrested in PRC

The Dark Visitor » Korean Auction Site Hackers Arrested in PRC — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:27:53 +0000

[...] linked to this article indicating that the hackers responsible for compromising the Korean auction site several months ago have been arrested in the PRC. The article goes on to describe some interesting details such as: [...]

By: Blogger News Network / Chinese Hacker(s?) steal data on 18 million people in South Korea

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:06:57 +0000

[...] Full post from the Dark Visitor (interesting site), here. [...]

By: Heike

Heike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:51:28 +0000

Kevin,

Was it finally bought out by eBay? Didn’t really do much research on the company and the only article I saw was an old one in 2001 that said it was a joint-venture, with eBay holding majority stake.

http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=30278

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:09:24 +0000

Korea Auction (auction.co.kr) is an ebay(US) company.

By: Data “Dysprotection:” breaches reported last week

Data “Dysprotection:” breaches reported last week — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:46:33 +0000

[...] Korea’s oldest and largest online shopping site, Auction.co.kr, has reportedly claimed it was attacked by a Chinese hacker who made off with the user information [...]

By: Heike

Heike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:31:03 +0000

I seem to remember reading a story by Kevin Mitnick that said hacking was really about making the other person believe you were someone you were not.

The Chinese hackers seem to have taken this to heart and developed it into a science. It also goes back to their beginnings and the first programs they used based off Cult of the Dead Cows’ Back Orifice program.

By: Eastwood

Eastwood — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:29:34 +0000

Looks like Chinese hackers really rely on social engineering. Perhaps that the most effective approach for them?