Chinese hacker Steals $170,000 by hacking airline website and offering ticket booking
They needed to pay extra fees if they wanted to rebook. This is how the hacker made his money, by offering a re-booking link that pocketed him re-booking fees. It took the airline three weeks to notice the data breach. The airline lost more than 80,000 yuan ($12,365 USD) from people demanding a refund. The suspect coded the hacking software himself, a police officer said. source: www.techworm.net