12:58 The world's largest database of private information 40 million people | |
| The British company Lucid Intelligence was the world's largest database of private information. It includes credit card numbers, PIN-codes, bank account numbers, passwords, phone numbers and other information about the 40 million people. Most people in the database - the Americans. But there are also citizens of other countries, including 4 million people in Britain. Apparently, there are Russian citizens. As reported by the journalist The Times, which gave a look at this base, hacked at least 250 thousand bank accounts in British banks. Journalist surprised that the police has not taken any action in connection with this, because they know everything. All the information gathered by experts the FBI, police, anti-phishing companies to the hacker forums, IRC-channels and other places where such data could buy wholesale and inexpensive. For example, someone else's credit card where you can buy for only 50 cents. Founder of Lucid Intelligence Colin Holder, a former police officer for four years, bit by bit mined these data, but now combined them into one information system that has left police work and founded a private business. Perhaps some of the information Colin Holder, even personally bought from hackers, because he himself says: invest in this start-up amounted to 160 thousand pounds. Naturally, the newly formed company is Lucid Intelligence is not going to break the law and cause harm to those unfortunates whose private data fell into the database. The firm will earn just for reference services. On their site you can check your name and surname. If the information you have in your database, then the money you can find out exactly which private data can be considered compromised. Hurry up to check, because the site could soon end its work. There is a possibility that the Holder will be put in jail. Now the authorities decide whether his business is considered legal. Via The Times | |
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