http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/07/hackers-claim-survey-outfit By Nick Farrell The Inquirer 07 July 2008 TOP MARKET RESEARCH firm TNS Infratest/Emnid has 'lost' 41,000 private data records of its survey participants, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has revealed in its official organ Die Datenschleuder. According to CCC, it was a doddle for participants to read master data records and consumer profiles. The personal data was easily accessed without being checked by even the most basic security measures. All you needed to do was change the customer ID number in the browser's address bar and you could see everything. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Mon Jul 07 2008 - 03:14:15 PDT
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