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Posted by Paul Szynol on Thursday, February 13 @ 21:54:49 EST News
C|Net reports that a security flaw in FTD's web site software allowed hackers to access customers' data simply by modifying the content of a single cookie.

It's not clear what information -- credit cards, names, addresses -- was actually accessible this way, but the vulnerability clearly made possible some breach of customer privacy.

 
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