Mobile phone number released to websites - Page 4

adamtemp64 · ‎25-01-2012

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4990 ... visit.html
Just checked mine and mine was displayed

O2 twitter dm sent screen shot taken sort this issue

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Anonymous · ‎27-01-2012

The whole thing is ridiculous. All O2 can offer is an apology? I'm sure if I acquired the O2's CEO's personal number, I'd be sued right away.
I'm actually kinda hoping I get an influx of phishing messages so I can actually kick-off properly.

Anonymous · ‎29-01-2012

The whole thing is ridiculous. All O2 can offer is an apology? I'm sure if I acquired the O2's CEO's personal number, I'd be sued right away.
I'm actually kinda hoping I get an influx of phishing messages so I can actually kick-off properly.

Lets hope the next time you make a mistake at work people are more forgiving than yourself :womanindifferent:

Anonymous · ‎29-01-2012

The whole thing is ridiculous. All O2 can offer is an apology? I'm sure if I acquired the O2's CEO's personal number, I'd be sued right away.
I'm actually kinda hoping I get an influx of phishing messages so I can actually kick-off properly.

Lets hope the next time you make a mistake at work people are more forgiving than yourself :womanindifferent:

Yeah sure, next time a inadvertently disclose the personal details of millions of customers, I'll get RIGHT back to you...

sheepdog · ‎29-01-2012

The whole thing is ridiculous. All O2 can offer is an apology? I'm sure if I acquired the O2's CEO's personal number, I'd be sued right away.
I'm actually kinda hoping I get an influx of phishing messages so I can actually kick-off properly.

Lets hope the next time you make a mistake at work people are more forgiving than yourself :womanindifferent:

Yeah sure, next time a inadvertently disclose the personal details of millions of customers, I'll get RIGHT back to you...

In this instance all that was "revealed" was a phone number. Incidentally a phone number you never own but just effectively lease - its in EVERY T&C's of every network whether on PAYG or contract. Of course if the phone number could actually be traced using the database via the "trusted" partner then that is a different matter.

Anonymous · ‎29-01-2012

I'm actually kinda hoping I get an influx of phishing messages so I can actually kick-off properly.

Really? You want to be able to delete a load of rubbish so you can spend hours on the phone and email to O2 and getting your blood pressure up?
What some people do for fun 😮

Anonymous · ‎29-01-2012

Of course if the phone number could actually be traced using the database via the "trusted" partner then that is a different matter.

This goof didn't just reveal the numbers to "trusted" partners, it was to every website!

adamtemp64 · ‎30-01-2012

it may have been every website but I have not been bombarded with spam sms etc.
the websites concerned must be activly looking for this flaw and I guess that says what type of site may have used it for sms spam etc.
lets see what the full fall out is when the ico has finished its investigation (even though it has said no breach of data so far)

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sheepdog · ‎30-01-2012

Of course if the phone number could actually be traced using the database via the "trusted" partner then that is a different matter.

This goof didn't just reveal the numbers to "trusted" partners, it was to every website!

And you're presuming every website is recording all the header info let alone configure the logging to record the info.