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Am I the only one that sees this as somewhat promising? They've become a massive target because of all the recent news with apple pay and whatnot, so it's not t

by azdle 12y ago

Am I the only one that sees this as somewhat promising? They've become a massive target because of all the recent news with apple pay and whatnot, so it's not that surprising that there are people attacking them and all that was stolen (so far) was email addresses, but no actual important data. This is a pre-release system, it wouldn't be surprising to me if they just stole some logs off an under-protected email server that is being used to testing or something. Plus they're actually being open about it rather than just sweeping it under the rug like so many try. Yes, it's never good when any amount of personal info is stolen, but it's just email addresses and if you're not already getting spam, you just haven't been using that address long enough.

mason55 12y ago
They've become a massive target because of all the recent news with apple pay and whatnot They're a payments platform, they should expect to ALWAYS be a HUGE target no matter WHAT the news is. If it's not the Apple & Google fans it will be the Chinese & Russians. This is a pre-release system, it wouldn't be surprising to me if they just stole some logs off an under-protected email server that is being used to testing or something Why would a pre-prod system even be accessible to the outside world? It shows a lack of judgement and experience in security that they either made an known insecure pre-production system accessible by the outside world OR they were not competent enough to secure the server properly. They are either ignorant or incompetent, neither of which are good when talking about a payment processor.
- jboy55 12y ago
  They're not just a payments platform that contains 16 digit CC#s, they also contain SSIDs, Drivers Licenses, Checking/Routing #s and the PID that goes along with that. My god, if you had that data, you could create all the 16 digits credit cards you would want, by forging those people's IDs. You could even create bank accounts in their name, and probably get a Passport. Not just a small target...

by azdle 12y ago

mason55 12y ago

They've become a massive target because of all the recent news with apple pay and whatnot They're a payments platform, they should expect to ALWAYS be a HUGE target no matter WHAT the news is. If it's not the Apple & Google fans it will be the Chinese & Russians. This is a pre-release system, it wouldn't be surprising to me if they just stole some logs off an under-protected email server that is being used to testing or something Why would a pre-prod system even be accessible to the outside world? It shows a lack of judgement and experience in security that they either made an known insecure pre-production system accessible by the outside world OR they were not competent enough to secure the server properly. They are either ignorant or incompetent, neither of which are good when talking about a payment processor.

jboy55 12y ago
They're not just a payments platform that contains 16 digit CC#s, they also contain SSIDs, Drivers Licenses, Checking/Routing #s and the PID that goes along with that. My god, if you had that data, you could create all the 16 digits credit cards you would want, by forging those people's IDs. You could even create bank accounts in their name, and probably get a Passport. Not just a small target...