Misconfiguration

WHID 2009-35: Former US Senator Donors Information Leaks

Updated: 
17 March 2009

Norm Coleman, a former senator from Minnesota, is going through a legal battle to try to win back his seat in the senate. If the way he manages his web site security and the crises it created are an indicator, I am not sure that he has a place there.

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WHID 2009-28: Serious Leakage on Mac clone Maker's site

Updated: 
25 February 2009

The Register reports that the online shop of Psystar, a maker of Mac compatible equipment is heavily leaking technical information that canĀ  be expoited to hack the site.

WHID 2009-22: Federal Travel Booking Site Spreads Malware (Updated)

Updated: 
22 February 2009

This one is somewhat more than your average "I got infected by a malware honey" b-movie.

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WHID 2008-28: Confidential data on thousands of students exposed by test preparatory firm

While moving to a new hosting provider, a system by Princeton Review used by student to prepare for a state assessment program exposed due to misconfiguration approximately 34,000 students from 2nd to 10th grade. The information included names, Florida ID (which is nearly identical to the US social security number) and the students exam report.

The information was available for available online from late June to early August.

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