Increasingly, we go to the reports of mass thefts of credit card data or personal pictures of celebrities stolen from network drives. We talk a lot about the dangers lurking on the users of portable equipment. Today we know that a good application comprehensively protective equipment is essential. However, it is known that criminals hunt, network also other information.
A few days ago, the Justice Department accused because four suspected of stealing technology training helicopter pilots! Accusations also included the theft of other applications, including games.
Hackers came into possession of Apache helicopter training software, used by military pilots and developed for the United States Army by Zombies Studios. The prosecution insisted that the stolen data was confidential and used in most modern American technology.
In the course of investigation it was established that among the victims were the manufacturers of gaming companies such as Microsoft, Epic Games and Valve. Stolen dedicated applications were for Xbox One Microsoft and Xbox Live network. These included, among others, Preliminary versions of the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Gears of War 3.
The accusations posed is quite long: copyright infringement, fraud, e-mail, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and identity theft. Two defendants have pleaded guilty. The stolen data was estimated to be 100 – $ 200 million.
How did they do?
The hackers allegedly used the stolen data certified staff and other methods such as SQL Injection . – Available information mention that the networks were stolen access codes, created the software application source code and other trade secrets, copyrights, and a range of confidential and proprietary information. Also leaked financial data affected companies and information about their employees. Pages swear, however, that customer data had not been exposed to danger – says Marek Markowski of MARKEN Anti-virus systems, representing the company in Poland Bitdefender. – American events show that caution should be exercised in today’s electronic world – rounds out Markowski.
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