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IP: Hole in Web Security


From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 09:34:08 -0400



More than 100 sites have improperly installed shopping carts that will give your credit card number to anyone.

LOS ANGELES -- Internet surfers can tap online shoppers' personal data, including credit card numbers, when common 
"shopping cart" software used by small retailers is improperly installed, an expert says.




Expert Finds Hole in Shopping Carts
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2246537,00.html

Expert Warns of Safety Glitch in Online-Shopping Software
http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB924838677495215904.htm

Online Credit Card Theft Reported
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/BUSINESS/t000036381.1.html


E-commerce Boom Fueling Security Hole?
http://www.thestandard.com/articles/display/0,1449,4307,00.html


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