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16 January 2006 Forensic company forced to do self-analysisSarah HilleyGuidance Software, a computer forensic company, is embarking on a computer investigation of its own corporate systems. The company has been hacked and had 3,800 customer credit card details stolen. As a result one customer – Kessler International – has $20,000 worth of fraudulent transactions on its credit card, according to the Washington Post. The Californian-based company notified all 9,500 customers by letter, which is mandatory under state law. Many Guidance customers are law enforcement who buy its software to forensically analyse computers to investigate hacks, and other cases. The company has reportedly managed to block the intrusion. The
hack took place in November but wasn’t discovered until 7
December. The US Secret Service is investigating the breach.
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