LEGO Australia, security scare
Australia was hit by LEGO a fear of security. And their children – was not properly secured
LEGO Australia has 1591 letters to the parents, who recently tried to register their children for the LEGO Club Magazine informs, that their personal information is transmitted.
In a letter dated 14 May, Lego said he was aware that his industry of Australia and New Zealand LEGO Club website is not “sure” that the acceptance of the entry of data between 27 March and 5 May this year.
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LEGO Club agrees to $ 19.95 for membership, access to LEGO Club magazine contains to pay. The 14th May letter, that such information “could be vulnerable state” during the period, including names, addresses, date of birth (if available) and telephone number (if available). The date of birth was that the child, while the name was both parent and child. In an interview with Caroline Squire, LEGO Australia and New Zealand, director of marketing, said that the credit card information is not correct for the 1182 parents who their child was not signed during the period of his side safely. The 409 other parents who were sent letters were to have entered those with incomplete data sets that did not enter their credit card, but their address. Squire said that the website of the LEGO Club SSL encryption lacked (the block of gold is generally on banking and e-commerce sites to see) for 27 March to 5 may, after a peri od of renovation of the site’s SSL certificate was created correctly configured, which means transactions during the period were not encrypted. You wrote “human error” as the reason for the certificate is not configured properly, and insisted that no member of the personal information available on the public internet for all was. Security expert Peter Wesley hacklabs said, a person with bad intentions should be on the same machine as a network of parents who have to steal their personal data, as they sang the LEGO Club website when he was uninsured. If the parents had to the place in a free, non-protected Wi-Fi, for example, signed, and a hacker is logged, then the hacker may be able to acquire information about the parent company. Although the above scenario is based on a number of things Falling into Place (and is unlikely to have taken place for many), Lego said Australia was informed the Commissioners on this issue . Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim said he was pleased LEGO proactively notify him of the matter. “I LEGO Australia asked to inform me of how they react to the injury and when I report that I’ll decide if we need to take further measures,” said Pellegrino. hacklabs Wesley said it was good to inform customers about LEGO “, rather than keep him calm.” Instead of using an online form to Club LEGO to sign the LEGO Australia, now require customers to sign up with the help of a form to be printed and mailed to the headquarters need as he investigates the incident.
