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X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Re: X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Post by aw3c2 »

I am happy about each and every database leak that makes people aware about the issues with data-mongering. As long as I am not in one of them. Then it feels really really bad (my credentials were "stolen" (ie copied) in a customer database of a hardware shop, since then I get personalised spam and the store still has not notified the thousands of customers whose details are out there).

Re: X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Post by LargeWu »

aw3c2 wrote: post #3

I am happy about each and every database leak that makes people aware about the issues with data-mongering. As long as I am not in one of them. Then it feels really really bad (my credentials were "stolen" (ie copied) in a customer database of a hardware shop, since then I get personalised spam and the store still has not notified the thousands of customers whose details are out there).

How do you know the data was stolen? Is it possible that they just sold your information?

Re: X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Post by wtn »

LargeWu wrote: post #5
aw3c2 wrote: post #3

I am happy about each and every database leak that makes people aware about the issues with data-mongering. As long as I am not in one of them. Then it feels really really bad (my credentials were "stolen" (ie copied) in a customer database of a hardware shop, since then I get personalised spam and the store still has not notified the thousands of customers whose details are out there).

How do you know the data was stolen? Is it possible that they just sold your information?

He doesn't—that's why he wrote the word "stolen" in quotation marks.

Re: X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Post by aw3c2 »

LargeWu wrote: post #5
aw3c2 wrote: post #3

I am happy about each and every database leak that makes people aware about the issues with data-mongering. As long as I am not in one of them. Then it feels really really bad (my credentials were "stolen" (ie copied) in a customer database of a hardware shop, since then I get personalised spam and the store still has not notified the thousands of customers whose details are out there).

How do you know the data was stolen? Is it possible that they just sold your information?

They are trustworthy enough that I can rule that out. Could have been an employer of course. The list was posted online at some point. And the shop acknowledged the incident and is working with the police.

I used the quotation marks because of course the data was copied, not stolen, but the word "stolen" is usually used.

Re: X Factor & fox.com hacked, contestants database leaked

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Post by jonursenbach »

aw3c2 wrote: post #3

I am happy about each and every database leak that makes people aware about the issues with data-mongering. As long as I am not in one of them. Then it feels really really bad (my credentials were "stolen" (ie copied) in a customer database of a hardware shop, since then I get personalised spam and the store still has not notified the thousands of customers whose details are out there).

Being happy about it, as long as you aren't in the mix is pretty hypocritical.
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