MattLangley

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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Having slept on it, I would like to point out that I did gain complete control of someone else's account, viewed their personal information, and could have conducted transactions against any credit card or bank details they had set-up. The
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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Always wanted to say this. #silverlining
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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Don't Panic!
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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Yup. More importantly, they should verify email addresses at registration time and delete accounts which don't get verified. Almost all other sites do this. It's simple best practice and it stops them spamming third parties.
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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Yup, that's about the size of it.
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   by MattLangley 15y ago

   Yup, nail on the head. And this post scared the begeezes out of me, because it was so close. You had me on the phone to Paypal Australia within seconds. Cost me a fortune. Luckily, I was completely wrong, and all is well. Sorry for anyone w