Ster-Kinekor website leaks millions of users' private data

Ster-Kinekor's old website allowed anyone with know-how to retrieve the profile details of every user on the site. This information included phone numbers, addresses and plaintext passwords.

By Julia Breakey

14 Mar 2017

Ster-Kinekor website leaks millions of users' private data

Software developer Matt Cavanagh revealed the bug in a blog post on Thursday, after disclosing it to Ster-Kinekor last year.

“They took the high-road of admitting they were at fault, and didn’t try pass the blame off. I appreciate that,” Cavanagh told Memeburn of their response to his report.

Read more on Memeburn.com.

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