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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: ZDNet UK | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Another week and yet another Microsoft security vulnerability has emerged -- this time on Passport, which is supposed to be used as a central repository for personal information, including credit card details. Passport is Microsoft's attempt to create a 'single sign on' system so people don't have to remember hundreds of passwords and usernames in order to go shopping online. If you have a Hotmail account, then you were at risk, but unless you were naïve enough to trust Passport with your most valuable information, the only danger was that someone might be able to read your private emails -- if they could find them among all the spam. | ||
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| #1 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at 5/12/2003 11:28:00 PM |
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"but unless you were naïve enough to trust Passport with your most valuable information"
Ya... most people are smart enough to give their valueable information to dozens or even hundreds of people they've never heard of rather than give it to Microsoft. Let's point an laugh at all the users that were put at risk for the 3 hours passport was vulnerable. Now, let's point and laugh at all the morons who actually think that passport is a risk, but keeping their personal information federated among dozens of sites isn't. |
| #2 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 5/13/2003 10:47:54 AM |
| parker, it was not know about for more than a few hours before it was fixed. |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 5/13/2003 2:04:44 PM |
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parker, no, I mean it was NOT know about at all.
If someone had known about it, this would have been exploited immediately. |
| #4 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 5/13/2003 10:34:12 PM |
| If it was exploited, it would have been all over the place, plain and simple. |
| #5 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 5/14/2003 10:12:04 AM |
| How is that related to this at all? |
| #6 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 5/14/2003 6:05:14 PM |
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2 is not included in several, 2 = couple, several is generally more than 2.
3, 4, 5, and MAYBE 6 can be considered as several. |
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