Photobucket plugs hole that revealed private photos

Iria · Jul 15, 2008, 04:07 AM

Photobucket on Monday fixed a security hole that allowed people to view private photos of strangers.

All that was needed was the user ID of someone with a private album on Photobucket and the file name of one photo in their album, said Byron Ng, a Vancouver, B.C.-based computer technician who exposes security flaws in social networks and other sites.
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Source: Security Blog

Jul 15, 2008, 04:07 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Photobucket plugs hole that revealed private photos Photobucket on Monday fixed a security hole that allowed people to view private photos of strangers. All that was needed was the user ID of someone with a private album on Photobucket and the file name of one photo in their album, said Byron Ng, a Vancouver, B.C.-based computer technician who exposes security flaws in social networks and other sites. _______________ Source: Security Blog