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Incident WHID 2006-16

WHID 2006-16: AstraTel customer call records leaked Privacy breach at ISP Privacy breach at ISP
Date: 31 March 2006
Incident Type: Security Breach
WASC Threat Classification: Insufficient Authentication

A security hole in Sydney internet provider Astratel's LiveBilling online account management system has seriously compromised its customers' privacy.

The service redirected users to a different server and propagated the user information in a hidden field without re-authenticating.

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