Imperva: Hackers use phishing attack to get teenage credentials
June 2010 by Imperva
Recently we heard news about thieves stealing furniture from the virtual world Habbo Hotel, it seems like furniture wasn’t the only thing that went missing…Imperva have discovered a phishing attack used by hackers to get credentials of Habbo users. The hackers managed to obtain users username, password, date of birth, mail address and parents address. The hacker went on to brag about their discovery and posted the credentials on to a hacker forum for others to use.
Would you like to speak to Amichai Shulman, CTO of Imperva, who will be able to tell you:
· How Imperva discovered the attack
· How the attack was carried out
· Who the hacker is
· What these credentials are being used for
· Example of the phishing site