Vision Direct site hacked

[Bambino]

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46261209

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

[sheepdog]

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

[jonsie]

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

[dgilbert2]

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@sheepdog wrote:

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

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Didn't see that one coming 

Thanks for sharing though @Bambino 

[Cleoriff]

@Bambino

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

[Glory1]

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]

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

[Anonymous]

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.