Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Ebay hacked |
| Date | 2014-05-24 13:34 +0200 |
| Organization | PostgreSQL and SQLite |
| Message-ID | <1nc65b-6ui.ln1@news.chingola.ch> (permalink) |
| References | <llm1dt$3v4$1@dont-email.me> <llnm1k$ko6$1@speranza.aioe.org> <bu94o9Fff0nU1@mid.individual.net> |
On 2014-05-23, Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: > On 24/05/2014 12:30 AM, simple@machines.gopher wrote: >>> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote in message >>> ... >>> This appears to be worse than I thought. From the Telegraph: "It admitted >>> that the name, address, date of birth, telephone number, email address and >>> password of every eBay account holder - 233 million people worldwide - was >>> in the hands of the hackers." >> >> Good reason to just make up identities when you sign up for these services. >> Also a good idea to freeze your credit until you decide to apply for a loan. >> >> Regarding ebay specifically, given the nature of their service they really >> ought to move to bank-grade authentication, at least add 2-factor >> authentication as an option. >> > > What they need to do is what they should have done in the first place, > which is to employ someone with a clue for the important stuff. Of > course, that would require managers with a clue as well, which can be a > problem. A few months ago BBC Radio business programme put forward the idea that the ideal manager isn't too bright because someone more intelligent would soon get bored with dealing with timesheets and Excel graphs that mean so little. I am pretty sure this was one of Peter Day's World of Business series, though unfortunately I cannot remember which episode. <http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio/worldbiz/rss.xml> -- Paul Sture The final step of #heartbleed recovery is to call your mother, and advise her to change her maiden name -- @gojomo
Back to comp.misc | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-22 17:38 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-22 13:35 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-05-24 14:32 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-22 15:59 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2014-05-23 17:06 +0300
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-24 16:13 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-05-24 20:45 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-25 19:33 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-05-25 20:19 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-25 21:50 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-24 16:53 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2014-05-24 21:12 +0300
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-24 18:33 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-25 19:37 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-25 13:46 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-26 16:55 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-26 18:42 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-27 13:38 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-24 22:32 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-25 19:36 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-25 14:00 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-25 17:18 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-25 22:53 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-26 17:03 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-26 13:17 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-27 15:18 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-26 06:57 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-26 17:07 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-26 13:21 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-27 05:53 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-26 13:19 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-26 18:46 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-24 20:54 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-24 20:24 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-24 22:35 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-23 00:28 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked simple@machines.gopher - 2014-05-23 14:30 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-24 00:36 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-24 13:34 +0200
Re: Ebay hacked mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-05-23 18:21 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-23 18:39 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-24 16:29 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-23 21:57 +0000
Re: Ebay hacked Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-05-24 16:28 +1000
Re: Ebay hacked "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-26 15:27 +0100
Re: Ebay hacked Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-05-26 14:32 +0000
csiph-web