Computer Security Software Company Hacked: Credit Card Info of 3,800 Exposed
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12-24-2005, 01:35 PM,
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Computer Security Software Company Hacked: Credit Card Info of 3,800 Exposed
Quote: Security and law enforcement professionals are appalled that their personal information has been leaked by Guidance Software Inc., a security software and training company they say should have known better than to leave an unencrypted database exposed on the Internet. full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1904780,00.asp
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12-24-2005, 04:37 PM,
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Re: Computer Security Software Company Hacked: Credit Card Info of 3,800 Exposed
2 words: DUMB ASSES!!! :
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12-24-2005, 07:52 PM,
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Re: Computer Security Software Company Hacked: Credit Card Info of 3,800 Exposed
[quote author=regic link=topic=1873.msg6572#msg6572 date=1135442248]
2 words: DUMB ASSES!!! : [/quote] I'll second that : You'd think that a company that advises others on computer security would have the basic common sense to check the data in their database when they install an ecommerce app and make sure that credit card numbers, passwords, etc. are being encrypted. : : Many ecommerce scripts (especially the cheaper ones or older ones) don't encrypt passwords or credit card info when it is stored. The easiest way to check is to use phpmyadmin/pgmyadmin/webmin, etc and look at the actual data in your database--if you see unencrypted passwords, credit card info--dump the script/program and go buy something else because the money you'll lose by buying a new script is far less than the amount you could lose if you're hacked. Quote:This wasn't your typical breachthis was a crime that Guidance customers described as being of national security proportions. The database contained credit card numbers of some 3,800 people, including investigative professionals from the NSA, FBI and CIA, as well as heads of law enforcement worldwide. Did I already say I seconded the idea that they were DUMB ASSES for being so careless?
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