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Prodigy Email Vulnerability Puts Millions of Accounts at Risk

23 points by bifrost 13y ago

earlz 13y ago
Wow. You know you screwed up when private info is indexed by Google. Incidentally, this reminds me of one of my past employers who worked with government agencies. Turns out he forgot to set a default index on server when he took down his website. Thus, "secret" filenames became public and google indexed data dumps from government clients with a few thousand social security numbers, and basically all the information needed to very effectively steal someone's identity. (address, drivers license photocopy, family info). I'm just glad that I wasn't responsible for such a glaring security hole (I was long gone before this happened and I reported it and it's been fixed now though)
ender89 13y ago
..... prodigy is still a thing?
- noname123 13y ago
  You can still download Compuserve software for free. http://free.compuserve.com/trycsfree/ http://free.compuserve.com/trycsfree/ However, I think it's only a 30-day free trial of their dial-up service; and you'll have to pay afterwards for it. I think Prodigy was bought out a long time ago.
- unoti 13y ago
  Yeah! Take a look, it's interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)#Current_status http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)#Curren... They're now the #1 ISP in Mexico. The section about things Prodigy pioneered is interesting, too.
- bitwize 13y ago
  Yes, kind of like how in Japan, Tower Records, Lawson's convenience stores, and InfoSeek are still things. Brands that fail here sometimes become entrenched institutions elsewhere.
- tripwireinc 13y ago
  Yeah, in Mexico they are one of the biggest ISPs still
bluedino 13y ago
I knew people were still using AOL mail, but Prodigy? Then I read the article.
ballard 13y ago
Deprecated base absorbed by SBC/AT&T in the US and 92% market share in Mexico as Telmex according to ever-reliable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_%28ISP%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_%28ISP%29

23 points by bifrost 13y ago

earlz 13y ago

Wow. You know you screwed up when private info is indexed by Google. Incidentally, this reminds me of one of my past employers who worked with government agencies. Turns out he forgot to set a default index on server when he took down his website. Thus, "secret" filenames became public and google indexed data dumps from government clients with a few thousand social security numbers, and basically all the information needed to very effectively steal someone's identity. (address, drivers license photocopy, family info). I'm just glad that I wasn't responsible for such a glaring security hole (I was long gone before this happened and I reported it and it's been fixed now though)

ender89 13y ago

..... prodigy is still a thing?

noname123 13y ago
You can still download Compuserve software for free. http://free.compuserve.com/trycsfree/ http://free.compuserve.com/trycsfree/ However, I think it's only a 30-day free trial of their dial-up service; and you'll have to pay afterwards for it. I think Prodigy was bought out a long time ago.
unoti 13y ago
Yeah! Take a look, it's interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)#Current_status http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)#Curren... They're now the #1 ISP in Mexico. The section about things Prodigy pioneered is interesting, too.
bitwize 13y ago
Yes, kind of like how in Japan, Tower Records, Lawson's convenience stores, and InfoSeek are still things. Brands that fail here sometimes become entrenched institutions elsewhere.
tripwireinc 13y ago
Yeah, in Mexico they are one of the biggest ISPs still

bluedino 13y ago

I knew people were still using AOL mail, but Prodigy? Then I read the article.

ballard 13y ago

Deprecated base absorbed by SBC/AT&T in the US and 92% market share in Mexico as Telmex according to ever-reliable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_%28ISP%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_%28ISP%29