Hackers Get Tons Of Detailed Info On Nearly 1 Million Rich & Famous By Copying Major Limo Broker Service's Database
from the a-treasure-trove dept
Brian Krebs has yet another fascinating story from the hacking underground, where he's discovered that hackers appear to have broken into the computer system for CorporateCarOnline, a service that brokers limos around the US, and grabbed a copy of their database -- which appears to include a ton of information. This includes names, details and financial info on tons of A-list celebrities, sports stars and politicians. Krebs discloses some of the "notes" associated with some people, including LeBron James, Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, Aaron Rodgers, Rep. John Conyers, Senator Mark Udall and others. The note on Conyers apparently said: "Meet and Greet Baggage Claim. US Congressman. A DFTU situation," which Krebs suspects stands for "don't fuck this up."However, as Krebs notes, the database could be a field day for tabloids (and, one assumes, blackmailers), because the notes associated with certain passengers for things they may have done in those limos can, at times, be embarrassing.
Any two-bit tabloid would have an absolute field day with this database. Simple text searches for certain words (“sex,” “puke,” “arrest,” “police,” “smoking pot”) reveal dozens of records detailing misbehavior and all kinds of naughtiness by executives, celebrities and people you might otherwise expect to behave civilly.And, with that, you have to imagine that TMZ, Gawker and others just started trying to figure out how they get their hands on this database...
For example, the following is an explanation taken from a limo reservation made back in May 2006 by a woman working for MTV. The limo in question was actually a stretch Hummer with capacity to seat 14 passengers, and was rented for the occasion of visiting a series of wineries in Long Island, NY. When the stretch Hummer returned to the shop after disgorging its passengers, the fleet’s owners discovered that the vehicle had been plastered with cheese slices and crackers, and that someone had left behind a sex toy
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Filed Under: crack, hack, lebron james, limo, rich and famous, security, tom hanks
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Distraction. Meanwhile NSA goes on without pause.
Definitely it shows why no one should want ANY corporation having such database.
Now just imagine what Google has on YOU.
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Rep. Mike Rogers in database
"Left 'Depends' diapers behind"
Ok, everybody in the world. Don't tell Rogers about this so that his privacy isn't violated
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Google can only get information if I give it to them. The government can take my information without me giving consent.
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HA HA HA HA !!!
Please release all Data as a Torrent and Seed it on many Trackers.
Mike Rogers wears Diapers and has Erotic Encounters while wearing them.He loves to wear a diaper and play with his shlong.
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I wonder if Rogers even has a shlong. He seems to be over compensating for something with his disjointed and idiotic support of the NSA.
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And that was just the notes on Miley Cyrus!
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Smells fishy
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Not fishy at all to me. They are keeping tabs on good vs. bad customers and how much cleanup may be needed after them. I bet that all gets factored into the price they get charged next time. ;)
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more leaks and databases to be revealed
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Their gung-ho attitude when it comes to the protection of national security is actually putting it at bigger risk than it ever has been in our entire history.
It only takes being hacked once and it's not a matter of if it will happen but a matter of when.
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Rule 34!
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There's a difference between "Prefers black Hummer limo and Don if available" and "left behind crackers, cheese, and a sex toy".
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Limo Service
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