
An earlier attack involving credit card theft, which occurred during January
2000, was the attack on CDuniverse.com, an online music store operated by
eUniverse, Inc. When the incident occurred, it was the largest credit card heist to
date on the Internet.The attack was the work of an 18-year-old Russian hacker,
going by the name of Maxus. Apparently, Maxus had obtained entry into
CDuniverse and had informed the company of its security hole. What he failed to
inform CDuniverse of was what exactly the hole was. Instead, he blackmailed
CDuniverse for $100,000. Maxus informed CDuniverse that he would tell them
where the hole was in exchange for the money ...