The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission's investigators suspected a serious misuse of a state government computer database, last week.
The commission's Administrator, Jack Ketterer said that the hackers have gained an access to the personal details of around 80,000 present and former employees of Lowa's casino and racing industries.
"Personal information in the breach included names, Social Security numbers, home addresses and dates of birth. Most of the people in the licensing database are Iowa residents, but it also includes residents of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and other states", said Ketterer.
One of the hackers who goes by the code name Majia, calls up a screen, displaying his latest victims. "Here's a list of the people who've been infected with my Trojan horse. They don't even know what's happened", he says.
Three weeks ago, Google blamed China for a series of cyber theft. The hackers stole the company's valuable source code.
The analyst say that one can purchase the "Hacker's Penetration Manual" or other books on hacking just for $6 anywhere. And with 380 million Web users in China, and a sizzling online gaming market, it is no wonder that the Chinese youths are so skilled at hacking.












