Grey hat hair hacker suspect charged in Maserati extortion case

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Maserati must be doing really bad... #

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 16:16 GMT

... if even with a free meal the test drives attracted only 4 people. Maybe they could try this promotion with more success a few miles south of San Diego.

Chris

a meal at Omaha Steaks?! #

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 17:58 GMT

Omaha Steaks is a mail-order meat company. They have some brick & mortar stores as well, but I wouldn't want to eat a meal at one. If I was able to afford a Maserati, I wouldn't need (or want) my meals delivered by FedEx. Just who was this promotion aimed at?

Nicholas Ettel

@kns2c #

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 17:58 GMT

The article only said that he used 4 individuals' names, not that those were ALL the names in that database. Yes, I saw the coat. Still.

But, that guy obviously had no idea how to hack for profit... as that database was hardly profitable (in the grand scheme of things) or really worth his efforts, which probably involved hitting the enter key on a Metasploit tool. The guy's a fool; good on Maserati. In all honesty, though, I blame Xenu.

Mark

Point of Contact #

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 17:58 GMT

Is there a point of contact I can use to find out if my information was leaked? Is the company offering assitance to help offset any damages?

If people find out I test drove a Maserati, this could destroy my life...

Brian Miller

Extortion is dumb #

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 17:58 GMT

What is it with all these morons that want to commit extortion? Didn't Mengler figure out that it was a no-brainer for Maserati to drop a dime on him? Don't try to extort a low-value target. Sheesh.

Maybe Maserati had actually set it up as a honey pot, just for grins and giggles.

Marvin the Martian