Monday, September 11, 2000

Glitch at Amazon.com exposes e-mail addresses Amazon.com apparently inadvertently released e-mail addresses of customers to Associates Program customers. It seems to be a Web script glitch. (Source: Item by Linda Rosencrance, 8 Sep 2000, Cable News Network, PGN-ed) [This followed shortly after Amazon announced a revision of its privacy policy that appears to have less protection for individual data.] ["Keith A Rhodes" via risks-digest Volume 21, Issue 04] 0:00 # G!

Western Union Web site hacked Western Union warned thousands of online customers on 9 Sep 2000 that hackers had broken into the company's Web site. Although no fraudulent transactions or breaches of personal information had been discovered, the penetration could have affected on-line users. More than 10,000 customers were being alerted, suggesting they cancel their credit and debit cards. The Web site was out of service that evening, and was expected to remain that way for several days. [Source: AP item, 10 Sep 2000; PGN-ed] ["Keith A Rhodes" via risks-digest Volume 21, Issue 04] 0:00 # G!