It appears that Vodafone had a rough go of things over the weekend. Apparently a ne’er do well breached their ‘secure’ customer database. No news as to the extent of the damage as a result.
From Australian Broadcasting Corp:
Vodafone chief executive, Nigel Dews, says he became aware the password to the online portal had been shared when the company was tipped-off on Saturday by a newspaper reporter.
He says an internal investigation is underway to work out who breached the system and how.
Passwords will also be reset.
Mr Dews says a full report will be delivered to him on Monday, but at this stage, he does not believe it is a widespread problem.
What I find interesting is the amount of effort that the company says that it will dedicate to changing passwords as opposed to tackling the root of the issue.
The details are reportedly accessible from any computer because they are kept on an internet site rather than Vodafone’s internal system.
Um, whut? It will be interesting to see if the report, due today, will ever be shared with the media. To be entirely honest I really doubt that it will see daylight.
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