Hacker Gains Entry To Computer Security Firm

In an ironic situation, Guidance Software which produces software design to test for hacking, was hacked. This information was announced last week and appeared in a article by staff writer Brian Krebs of the washingtonpost.com.
Personal customer information was accessed on December 7th, and Guidance Software notified its customers last week with a letter. However some customer’s credit numbers had already been used.

According to Michael Kessler, of Kessler International, $20,000 was charged to American Express card because of the hack.  "I just got our American Express bill and nearly fell out of my chair," Kessler remarked. "You'd think Guidance would be the last company this kind of thing would happen to."
John Colbert, CEO of Guidance Software, had this to say in response, "This certainly highlights the fact that intrusions can happen to anybody and that nobody should be complacent about security," Colbert said.