p2p news / p2pnet: Hackers broke into a UK church charity site, stole personal details about donors and then used the information to extort money from them, says Silicon.com.

Aid to the Church in Need’s online security systems were breached but the charity doesn’t know how much money was stolen, says the story. However, “the addresses of more than 2,000 online donors have been compromised and the hackers have used these details to contact the benefactors directly to try and extract more money,” it states, going on:

“Neville Kyrke-Smith, national director at Aid to the Church in Need UK, said the charity is in a ’state of shock’.

“He said in a statement: ‘Apart from the obvious distress to benefactors, we’re concerned that our charity identity has been stolen. However it’s the beneficiaries, those who need the money the most, who will ultimately suffer. I urge all charities to regularly review their website security and make sure all software is up-to-date’.”

Also read:-
Silicon.com - Hackers steal details of 2,000 charity donors, December 9, 2005

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