Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off'
Found on ABC News on Saturday, 08 January 2011
Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been breached by an employee or dealer who has shared the access password, revealing the personal details of millions of customers.
The details are reportedly accessible from any computer because they are kept on an internet site rather than Vodafone's internal system.
Mobile phone dealers have also admitted that anyone with full access to the system can look up a customer's bills and make changes to accounts.
"The access password". Not "his", not "passwords". Meaning Vodafone has a single global password for everybody to look up confidental customer information on an Internet facing server. You think companies would learn something thanks to the ongoing security breaks and data leaks.