topic Re: Vision Direct site hacked in Off-Topic

Vision Direct site hacked

Bambino — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:13:39 GMT

It probably won't come as a surprise if the number of people affected is far higher than they're estimating.

If you've visited the site recently, you need to request a new credit or debit card from your financial institution.

sheepdog — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:52:10 GMT

And cue cheesy jokes about being short-sighted.....(follow the links, mention of not applying patches apparently)

jonsie — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:08:05 GMT

Thankfully I haven't need the site but thanks for letting everyone know @Bambino

dgilbert2 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:08:11 GMT

@sheepdog wrote:
And cue cheesy jokes about being short-sighted.....(follow the links, mention of not applying patches apparently)

Didn't see that one coming

Thanks for sharing though @Bambino

Cleoriff — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:16:24 GMT

Thanks for the heads up. Never used the site personally, so should be ok. (I hope)

Glory1 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:16:05 GMT

No never used the site either but thanks for the heads up @Bambino.

Makes me certainly wary of using any site you see advertised on the telly. If it can happen to Vision Direct, it can happen to any of them.

dgilbert2 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:35:39 GMT

Makes you wonder what just is "safe" these days. No wonder my wife will never enter personal details online

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:29:03 GMT

No system is ever 100% secure as there are always weaknesses.

The very best you can do is to correct problems in the code that it runs and erect defences around it, oh and enforce strong password requirements.