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Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-09-25

At least 1,000 automobile shoppers who submitted online credit applications to any of 150 different automotive dealerships around the U.S. had their personal and financial details exposed on a publicly-accessible website, according to a computer security consultant who stumbled across the privacy gaffe.

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Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk 2003-09-25
Anonymous (3 replies)
Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk 2003-09-26
Jake (1 replies)
Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk 2003-09-28
Anonymous
Excuse me? These are sites that sell cars. Credit card info? Pardon? They aren't buying books with their Visa card, they're applying for credit. Is the hole any more forgivable? No. It was stupid and avoidable. But let's keep the situation clear.

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Those wascally hackers 2003-09-25
Anonymous (1 replies)
Those wascally hackers 2003-09-26
Anonymous
Shame on you, Security Focus? 2003-09-26
Anonymous (2 replies)
Shame on you, Security Focus? 2003-09-28
Anonymous
Shame on you, Security Focus? 2003-09-29
Anonymous
Car shoppers' credit details exposed in bulk 2003-09-26
Grimm (1 replies)
Shame on their IT security? 2003-09-30
Anonymous
CIO = Buffoon 2003-09-26
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