America Online has confirmed that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus. AOL spokesman Rich D'Amato declined to comment on how many . . .
America Online has confirmed that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus. AOL spokesman Rich D'Amato declined to comment on how many accounts were affected or what kind of information was accessed by the perpetrators. He said the perpetrators gained access to the accounts when unsuspecting AOL staff downloaded virus-infected email attachments. The attacks targeted employees authorized to review and edit account data, including credit card information and passwords.

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