Credit-Card numbers exposed in extortion attempt

A spokesman for Creditcards.com today confirmed that the e-commerce vendor and credit card processing company was the victim of an extortionist who hacked into its Web site and exposed thousands of credit card numbers.

Lauren Jean of Creditcards.com said the extortion attempt was perpetrated “some time ago” by a man who apparently had a grudge against the Los Angeles-based affiliate of Humboldt Bank in Eureka, Calif.

Jean confirmed that the man was angry with the company because it wouldn’t give in to his demands for money. The man chose to take out his anger by hacking into the firm’s Web site and exposing approximately 55,000 credit card numbers on the Internet, Jean said. He added that he didn’t know if the numbers were still exposed and wouldn’t comment on where the numbers were revealed.

“We have contacted our local FBI office, which is managing this case,” Jean said.

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