Bank information in Google's cache - Security bug in the search engine Google

[dr.nil]

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In Australia, the seller of a store has discovered a security bug in the search engine Google. The vulnerability in question allows to reveal bank information passing through a payment gateway.

The information was laid bare via Google's cache. Besides the number of credit cards can be accessed at its expiry date and the name and address of the owner. In all 000 are 22 cards that have been identified (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Solo, Switch, Delta and Maestro / Cirrus), most of which belong to customers in the U.S. and British or Australian.

"I received a notification Google for an article," says the employee who discovered the problem, then adds: "After having visited the page I found myself in a virtual directory with many files. It seems that the site was a payment gateway managing the financial transactions of various online shops."

This is not the first time Google is accused in a case of safety. Indeed, in May 2007, it was revealed that a small script to search credit cards directly within the engine.

An investigation was opened by the police.

The vulnerability of the site that just does not protect its data. Google does that refer to a "site" (the directory in question) which is not accessible? So all the remarks on confidence, big brother and company ...

[Simond]

I do not know what the international community to dissolve Google, Microsoft and Mac, they are unmanageable giant and frankly dangerous to privacy in my view.

[bhaskar]

Please provide legimate sources before you post this news items.

Thread closed as this appears to be a false news