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Aussie domain reseller Netfleet hacked

By Darren Pauli on Feb 1, 2012 8:56PM
Aussie domain reseller Netfleet hacked

Runs an exhaustive investigation with CERT Australia and the AFP.

Sydney based domain trader Netfleet has been hacked and warned customers that their personal details and encrypted credit cards may have been compromised.

Netfleet bills itself as Australia's largest and most active domain name trading website operated by “a small team of developers and domain enthusiasts”.

It admitted that hackers may have stolen customers' name, email and street addresses, phone numbers and encrypted credit card numbers with expiry dates.

“Whilst we believe no sensitive data such as credit card information was accessed by the intruder, there is a possibility that this is indeed the case and as such we felt it our duty to inform you,” the company wrote in an email today.

“Since learning of the intrusion, we have taken the affected systems offline and are taking steps to address the vulnerability that led to this incident.”

The company is cooperating with the Australian Federal Police and the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia to “undergo an exhaustive investigation in this matter”.

Netfleet's website has remained offline today with a message noting “technical difficulties”.

The email stated customers do not need to take action at the time the email was issued.

“I would like to stress that we are erring on the side of caution and, there is no need to be unduly alarmed as it is in fact only a very remote possibility that your details have been accessed."

"Since learning of the intrusion, we have taken the affected systems offline and are taking steps to address the vulnerability that led to this incident."

The notice said the company did not store CVV digits, in accordance with PCI DSS requirements.

According to the Netfleet website, the company was formed after au Domain Administration (auDA) changed its rules in 2008 to allow registered Australian domains to be re-sold.

Netfleet operates in a partnership with Netregistry and boasts to sell “exclusively the top level .AU domain extension”.

A Netregistry operator said it was unaffected by the breach. 

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