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WHID 2000-4: Sensitive files left unprotected on Western Union's Web

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Sensitive files were left in a publicly accessible directory during a maintenance window

Additional information:

  • Western Union Web site hacked [CNet, Sep 10 2000]
Attack Method: 
Failure to Restrict URL Access
Misconfiguration
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