An interesting article about verizon wireless.
Verizon Wireless Website Fault Put Data at Risk
Verizon Wireless identified a flaw in its online billing system which enabled customers to view other customers' account information. There was no indication that anyone took advantage of the glitch or that any customer financial information was disclosed. The flaws didn't enable access to phone numbers associated with customer's incoming and outgoing calls. The malfunction did allow a user to view another subscriber's balance and remaining airtime minutes in the current billing cycle. (Source: The Washington Post)
Verizon Wireless identified a flaw in its online billing system which enabled customers to view other customers' account information. There was no indication that anyone took advantage of the glitch or that any customer financial information was disclosed. The flaws didn't enable access to phone numbers associated with customer's incoming and outgoing calls. The malfunction did allow a user to view another subscriber's balance and remaining airtime minutes in the current billing cycle. (Source: The Washington Post)
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That is correct, I don’t. I wanted to post that because I found it funny, not to put vzw down.
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Yah, there's a somewhat longer article about it at RCRNews too:
Verizon Wireless glitch with online billing system resolved
Verizon Wireless suffered a glitch in its online bill-paying service that allowed some subscribers to see details on other subscribers. Verizon spokesman Tom Pica said the carrier learned of the problem earlier this week and had it fixed by Thursday. "There's some minor issues, and we corrected it quickly," Pica said.
The glitch allowed users to see information on other users, including how many minutes they had used and how many they had remaining, as well as the city and state where they used their phones and the kind of phones they used. Pica said no critical data was available, such as billing an ...
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Verizon Wireless glitch with online billing system resolved
Verizon Wireless suffered a glitch in its online bill-paying service that allowed some subscribers to see details on other subscribers. Verizon spokesman Tom Pica said the carrier learned of the problem earlier this week and had it fixed by Thursday. "There's some minor issues, and we corrected it quickly," Pica said.
The glitch allowed users to see information on other users, including how many minutes they had used and how many they had remaining, as well as the city and state where they used their phones and the kind of phones they used. Pica said no critical data was available, such as billing an ...
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