Six million Virgin Mobile user accounts at risk, says developer

If you are a company will millions of users, it is usually expected that you would ensure fool-proof security of your user’s accounts. A developer has now claimed that Virgin Mobile USA entirely fails on this front, citing a very basic security vulnerability in the company’s website.

Kevin Burke says that when he first came across the vulnerability, he contacted Virgin Mobile USA directly. However, after numerous to-and-fro communications, the company didn’t do anything to eliminate the vulnerability. It was then that Burke took to venting on his own blog. (more…)

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