Comments on: Did I uncover your credit card details on the web today!? http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/ Changing the world. One blog(ger) at a time. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clicked - I am Clicked (And so can you)http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-204767 Clicked - I am Clicked (And so can you) Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:50:57 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-204767 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Did I uncover your credit card info? This guy accidentally stumbled upon a database of stolen personal information and goes on to list some security measures. The password advice is really important. I've probably told this story before but it's worth repeating.  A billion years ago I managed an online community (not MSNBC.com) and learned that the passwords people used to log into the message board are often the same they use for their e-mail, social groups, bank accounts, porn subscriptions, etc.  (I'm not sure what the legalities are about the way I learned this lesson so I'll skip the details but suffice it to say that I was morally justified because of some threats made in the forum.) Anyway, the point is, your password may be visible to a variety of people who work behind the curtain on the sites you log into so it's a good idea to keep a few different ones. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Did I uncover your credit card info? This guy accidentally stumbled upon a database of stolen personal information and goes on to list some security measures. The password advice is really important. I’ve probably told this story before but it’s worth repeating.  A billion years ago I managed an online community (not MSNBC.com) and learned that the passwords people used to log into the message board are often the same they use for their e-mail, social groups, bank accounts, porn subscriptions, etc.  (I’m not sure what the legalities are about the way I learned this lesson so I’ll skip the details but suffice it to say that I was morally justified because of some threats made in the forum.) Anyway, the point is, your password may be visible to a variety of people who work behind the curtain on the sites you log into so it’s a good idea to keep a few different ones. [...]

]]> By: Avast Coupon Codeshttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-98653 Avast Coupon Codes Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:29:22 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-98653 This is nuts!!! I can't believe it. Although it happened a while ago, its still crazy that things weren't more secure This is nuts!!! I can’t believe it. Although it happened a while ago, its still crazy that things weren’t more secure

]]> By: Notebook Fanhttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-95528 Notebook Fan Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:01:17 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-95528 That's pretty shocking, although it's not really Google's fault. As long as there a crappy coded sites, the only way to avoid this is only ordering from big retailers and skipping the wannabe merchants on the web. That’s pretty shocking, although it’s not really Google’s fault. As long as there a crappy coded sites, the only way to avoid this is only ordering from big retailers and skipping the wannabe merchants on the web.

]]> By: Tera Gougishttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-72682 Tera Gougis Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-72682 Hi there, firstly, I want to let you know that I think it's a excellent weblog you got here. However, I haven't found out the way to include your website rss in my feed reader - where's the link for the rss feed? Many thanks Hi there, firstly, I want to let you know that I think it’s a excellent weblog you got here. However, I haven’t found out the way to include your website rss in my feed reader – where’s the link for the rss feed? Many thanks

]]> By: Toppyhttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-39818 Toppy Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:13:30 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-39818 The whole paranoia of information being leaked on the Internet is an interesting phenomena. Many people, without so much as a thought, use credit cards and personal information multiple times a day at a variety of brick and mortar places. From the largest chains down to the smallest hole in the wall the plastic and your information is thrown on the counter. Yet as soon as you're on the Internet all of a sudden you're a target?Information, identity and CC theft will happen both offline and online. Being paranoid won't save you. Due diligence obviously will help but there's always someone that will be one step ahead of you. Just be careful and relax. As mentioned, its likely thousands of people you've interacted with have all your information anyways.A simple CC number search in Google will not end your world. The government won't be jumping with joy for the newly found information. The people who are intentionally stealing this information will be busy getting hundreds of numbers at a time and not waiting for you to key in some personal info in Google.Considering all the fears that were exposed in this post I wonder why so many are online? The whole paranoia of information being leaked on the Internet is an interesting phenomena. Many people, without so much as a thought, use credit cards and personal information multiple times a day at a variety of brick and mortar places. From the largest chains down to the smallest hole in the wall the plastic and your information is thrown on the counter. Yet as soon as you’re on the Internet all of a sudden you’re a target?

Information, identity and CC theft will happen both offline and online. Being paranoid won’t save you. Due diligence obviously will help but there’s always someone that will be one step ahead of you. Just be careful and relax. As mentioned, its likely thousands of people you’ve interacted with have all your information anyways.

A simple CC number search in Google will not end your world. The government won’t be jumping with joy for the newly found information. The people who are intentionally stealing this information will be busy getting hundreds of numbers at a time and not waiting for you to key in some personal info in Google.

Considering all the fears that were exposed in this post I wonder why so many are online?

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]]> By: Annhttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-35098 Ann Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:26 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-35098 This really scares me...Do Google ever know about this? How could they not find a way to protect those information? Anyway, thanks for the advice! This really scares me…Do Google ever know about this? How could they not find a way to protect those information? Anyway, thanks for the advice!

]]> By: im noobhttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-33550 im noob Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:42:17 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-33550 i just wanted to say... ur all acting like... pure ignorant people.honestly.GOOGLE IS A BIG COMPANY if they wanted to crash your life, they would have done it a long time back.. they gather info like cc's... SO WHAT? if they're this "bad' do u reely think they dont have it already? ppl like the cia already know ur cc.. doh...i dont know im just feeling ur all so ignorant. and hashes are used because they cant be reversed, so u hash a password, then when u get some input, hash that, check against stored hash. get it? also, hashes like MD5 most definitely can be cracked. dont act like ur such noobs... google crack md5 hash. some guy even made this database which had every single 0 to 20 length password with all the alphanumerics and calculated their md5s, and gave an input form online for ppl wishing to crack any. the database was about only 10TB big... i just wanted to say…
ur all acting like… pure ignorant people.

honestly.

GOOGLE IS A BIG COMPANY
if they wanted to crash your life, they would have done it a long time back.. they gather info like cc’s… SO WHAT? if they’re this “bad’ do u reely think they dont have it already? ppl like the cia already know ur cc.. doh…

i dont know im just feeling ur all so ignorant. and hashes are used because they cant be reversed, so u hash a password, then when u get some input, hash that, check against stored hash. get it?
also, hashes like MD5 most definitely can be cracked. dont act like ur such noobs… google crack md5 hash. some guy even made this database which had every single 0 to 20 length password with all the alphanumerics and calculated their md5s, and gave an input form online for ppl wishing to crack any. the database was about only 10TB big…

]]> By: Jake Harveyhttp://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/comment-page-3/#comment-33517 Jake Harvey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:49:04 +0000 http://www.alistercameron.com/2007/09/29/google-search-uncovers-credit-card-details/#comment-33517 I have to say, I feel most credit cards are scams. Best not to go down that road as youll be paying more in the future. I have to say, I feel most credit cards are scams. Best not to go down that road as youll be paying more in the future.

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