TheHacker12 Exposes 20,000 US Government Staff Log-ins

A single hacker has successfully penetrated an events management company and obtained sensitive information belonging to 20,000 individuals, many of whom were United States government contractors or employees.

The cyber-attacker posted an Excel spreadsheet containing log-in credentials and personal information for 20,000 people obtained from allianceforbiz.com, according to a blog post signed by “Thehacker12″ on 22 August.

Allianceforbiz.com is a professional trade show management company that manages conferences, meetings and trade shows for customers, according to the company website. The list has been made public on Pastebin and Mediafire and a message posted on Twitter: “20,000 email-passwords had been leaked consisting mostly of US Mill Army, Govern. & corporate giants.”