Who Hacks the Hackers?

By  |  March 18, 2014
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Even hackers get hacked sometimes.

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    Unknown culprits on Monday shut down websites known to host credit card data stolen in the December data breach.

    “Hi subhumans and miscreants, your fraud site is gone now. Go away,” reads the first line of a message (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/17/with-credit-card-data-in-play-who-hacks-the-hackers/?mod=ST1) posted on two sites that act  clearinghouses for card data stolen from retailers including Target, Sally Beauty Holding Ic, and Neiman Marcus.

    The hack took down two Rescator sites where credit information is held, however other versions of Rescator are still functioning,

    It is unknown who is responsible for the public service hack at this time.

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