How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking

Post by TwoBit » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 10:31 PM UTC

NLips wrote: post #216

TwoBit wrote: post #166

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Any user can take over my Amazon account in five minutes. That's a security flaw, period. Yes this is 80% Apple's fault, but Amazon doesn't have the right to give up my credit card digits. They are not public information as suggested earlier; they are only public if I choose to make it so (e.g. by my usage patterns).

They aren't giving up enough information for anyone to use the credit card (which is your card provider's and Amazon's concern). They are only giving up information which Apple foolishly accepts as top-secret. The final four digits are printed on pretty much every receipt I get, and even using a shredder won't often separate them. TBH, Apple's reliance on the credit card number at all (let alone the last four digits)…

Post by NLips » Thu, Aug 09, 2012, 10:38 AM UTC

TwoBit wrote: post #261

NLips wrote: post #216

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They aren't giving up enough information for anyone to use the credit card (which is your card provider's and Amazon's concern). They are only giving up information which Apple foolishly accepts as top-secret. The final four digits are printed on pretty much every receipt I get, and even using a shredder won't often separate them. TBH, Apple's reliance on the credit card number at all (let alone the last four digits)…

the fact that anybody can steal somebody's Amazon account and publish their private purchases is reason enough.