security
Techie claims Trump Mobile website was leaking thousands of people's data
Customers' info potentially handed to anyone who could send an HTTP request
The US President’s oft-maligned Trump Mobile venture may be facing another setback after a security buff claims he discovered a now-plugged website vulnerability that he says was leaking what could be tens of thousands of suckers' customers' details.The individual behind the discovery, who goes by "Louis," says he's a self-taught tech tinkerer and described himself as "just a nerd between jobs with too much time on my hands." He reckons the website’s data could be scooped up with a simple POST request.“It wasn't SQL. That wouldn't be as bad,” he told The Register. “It was a really simple HTTP request. POST, and then just asking for the info I wanted, basically.”
More than 27,000 people who ordered from Trump Mobile, the President’s all-American smartphone and cell service brand, had their data flimsily secured online, Louis claimed.
