04-08-2006, 09:18 AM
Another data breach, this time involving a domain registrar.
full article: http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/...23,00.html
Quote:
Registrar's database said to have exposed data
Error may have existed on domain name site for up to four months
A database problem with a U.S. domain name registrar exposed sensitive financial and personal information related to thousands of domain name registrations, a Dutch company said Friday.
DiscountDomainRegistry.com CEO Alex Brecher said in an e-mail to the IDG News Service that the company is 100% positive customer data was not compromised. The "alleged vulnerability," he wrote, was patched within minutes after the company was contacted by Strongwood.
full article: http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/...23,00.html