Vodacom online security flaw exposes subscriber details

Well done to Vodacom for handling this in the way it should be handled – unlike the CoJ which did the opposite.
 
rpm said:
My Vodacom security flaw exposes subscriber details

The My Vodacom website exposed personal details of the operator’s subscribers; security flaw identified and addressed
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If I remember correctly this is not the first time that the portal exposes details. Either during this year or the previous year you could have done more or less the same...

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Not the one I'm looking for but still
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/363406-Voda-Joke-portal-security-flaw-RESOLVED

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perhaps this one... still looking
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/411173-vodacom-co-za-security
 
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Beri said:
Should have been tested before going live. hope they said thanks for the info
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In all fairness, there's no such thing as a perfect bug free solution and sometimes bugs get through. The fact that they handled it in a speedy manner (on a public holiday) and didn't try and pawn it off as a hacking incident is what counts here, does it not?
 
S1ght said:
In all fairness, there's no such thing as a perfect bug free solution and sometimes bugs get through. The fact that they handled it in a speedy manner (on a public holiday) and didn't try and pawn it off as a hacking incident is what counts here, does it not?
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The guys worked throughout the night on Boxing day, so I would agree with you.

As to testing and flaws; we must remember only anonymous MyBroadband members built perfect systems with no bugs. ;)

And lastly; thanks to cbrunsdonza for picking this up. I'll be contacting him shortly (and not with a summons! ;))
 
jannievanzyl said:
The guys worked throughout the night on Boxing day, so I would agree with you.

As to testing and flaws; we must remember only anonymous MyBroadband members built perfect systems with no bugs. ;)

And lastly; thanks to cbrunsdonza for picking this up. I'll be contacting him shortly (and not with a summons! ;))
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Swa does, but not in C/C++ :whistling:
 
jannievanzyl said:
The guys worked throughout the night on Boxing day, so I would agree with you.

As to testing and flaws; we must remember only anonymous MyBroadband members built perfect systems with no bugs. ;)

And lastly; thanks to cbrunsdonza for picking this up. I'll be contacting him shortly (and not with a summons! ;))
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A case of whiskey should be nice. many other problems was pointed out with the app and the website. why can they not sort that out as well.
 
jannievanzyl said:
The guys worked throughout the night on Boxing day, so I would agree with you.

As to testing and flaws; we must remember only anonymous MyBroadband members built perfect systems with no bugs. ;)

And lastly; thanks to cbrunsdonza for picking this up. I'll be contacting him shortly (and not with a summons! ;))
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Now if you would only fix the stuff ups on your portal with such haste I would really be impressed - Vodacomdata cannot even help me here
 
Hopefully he gets sent a nice case of whiskey for this..

But definitely a good speedy response from Vodacom on this....
 
And now MyBB compromises the anonymity of one of its members by naming him by his real name.:confused:

The security flaw was reported to MyBroadband by a concerned forum member Christopher Brunsdon (cbrunsdonza).
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Stalker said:
Now if you would only fix the stuff ups on your portal with such haste I would really be impressed - Vodacomdata cannot even help me here
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I have tried everything already. I have 2 days left on my contract..... done with them. Strange think is they would answer all other treads but likes to skip the one about the portal and apps not working. I have spend about R1000 a month at Vodacom. this is my last sim card........ never again
 
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