Just earlier today I was telling you about The Princeton Review who have been left with egg on their face after a competitor told the New York Times that confidential details of tens of thousands of American students had been exposed.
Well, what do you know? Another website has come a cropper in a similar way.
This time it’s the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. According to media reports, details of 17,000 Irish accountants was accidentally published on its website.
The sensitive information includes members’ personal addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers, as well as dates of birth – all valuable stepping stones for any criminal intending to commit an identity theft.
The reason why…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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