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Which? exposes credit card numbers online

The hunter becomes the hunted...

By Chris Holbrook on 22 June 2001 10:30

NEWS Consumer watchdog Which? has issued a warning to thousands of its customers telling them to cancel their credit cards after a security blunder exposed their details online. The problem affects customers who bought TaxCalc, a self-assessment tax calculation program, from the Which? website. Credit card numbers and other personal details were left accessible on the site. The Consumers' Association immediately shut down the site and has begun warning the 2,700 affected people to cancel their credit cards. If you have been affected by the security gaffe, email editorial@silicon.com. We'll have more on this story as it breaks... For related news see:
Internet fraudsters bag £100,000 booty
http://www.silicon.com/a45129
Nokia flaw leaves your personal details online
http://www.silicon.com/a44948
.NET users 'wide open' to fraud
http://www.silicon.com/a44829

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