Hackers apparently donating other people's money to charity

 

 The hacking movement known as "Anonymous" may be looking to make some donations to charity -- with other people's money.

The hackers say they've stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of a U.S.-based security think tank.

One hacker says the goal is to take money from people's accounts, and give it away as Christmas donations. And some victims confirm unauthorized transactions to charities.

The group has posted a link on Twitter to what it says is the company's tightly-guarded, confidential client list. Among those on the list are the U.S. Army and Air Force, and the Miami Police Department.

There are also banks, defense contractors and technology firms like Apple and Microsoft.

Anonymous says it was able to get the credit details partly because Stratfor hadn't encrypted them. If that's true, it would be a major embarrassment for any security-related company.

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