RSSThe DBA Thief Who Knew Enough To Avoid His Own Network
July 6th, 2007Fidelity National suffered the ultimate insider theft when an IT staffer sold about 2.3 million customer records to a marketing firm. But it’s the low-tech way this techie did it that makes it interesting.
When Fidelity National Information Services this week announced that about 2.3 million customer records had been illegally sold to a group of direct marketers, most media overlooked the most interesting part.
Some quick background. The Fidelity National we’re talking about is a Jacksonville, Fla., firm that owns a company called Certegy Check Services Inc.. Certegy is mostly in the check authorization business and it tracks bank account information so that can help retailers whether it’s wise to accept a particular check. The company says it also handles some credit card information “to assist casinos in providing their customers with access to funds.”
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