BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- More than 2,300 customers of two of theWorld Wide Web's most popular sites got a jolt this week when theyreceived anonymous e-mail saying their credit card numbers had beenplucked off ESPN Sportszone and NBA.com.
To drive home that the notice was no joke, the messages, whichwere signed by "an anonymous organization seeking to make theInternet a safe place for the consumer to do business," included thelast eight digits of each recipient's credit card number.
The messages, which appear to be more of a wake-up call than athreat, went on to say, "You are the victim of a careless abuse ofprivacy and security. This is one of the worst implementations ofsecurity we've seen."None of the credit card numbers had been used, said PatrickNaughton, president and chief technology officer of Starwave Corp.,which operates both sites. Only customers who purchased goodsthrough the sites' online stores were affected, he said.Starwave doesn't know who the culprit is. An investigation isunder way, said Naughton."The only thing we know is that the perpetrator knew thepassword," he said.Starwave sent electronic and postal mail warnings to 2,397customers saying: "We have no reason to believe that the perpetratorintends to commit fraud with your credit card. But as aprecautionary measure you should contact your credit card company."Starwave has closed the online stores while it revamps itssecurity system, including changing passwords.
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