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May 19, 2011 06:37 am GMT
As if you're not scared enough of the Internet (and its potential to ravage your personal information), something comes along to make you even more paranoid. Just ask PlayStation users, or those that were on the receiving end of Firesheep's eavesdropping. Today's vulnerability du jour? Expired domains. The technical veterans among us are likely already familiar with this, but it seems that letting a domain name expire, especially those tied to other online accounts, exposes your personal information and makes you vulnerable to potential identity theft.Today, British developer and hacker Ben Reyes wrote a post describing how he was able to use an expired domain to access to another person's Gmail, Google calendar, contacts, and more, which then, in turn, allowed him to access further web accounts, like Amazon.
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-8hn0d7LtNk/
Security Breach: Here's How Expired Domains Expose You To Embarrassment (And Theft)
As if you're not scared enough of the Internet (and its potential to ravage your personal information), something comes along to make you even more paranoid. Just ask PlayStation users, or those that were on the receiving end of Firesheep's eavesdropping. Today's vulnerability du jour? Expired domains. The technical veterans among us are likely already familiar with this, but it seems that letting a domain name expire, especially those tied to other online accounts, exposes your personal information and makes you vulnerable to potential identity theft.Today, British developer and hacker Ben Reyes wrote a post describing how he was able to use an expired domain to access to another person's Gmail, Google calendar, contacts, and more, which then, in turn, allowed him to access further web accounts, like Amazon.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-8hn0d7LtNk/
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