[Dataloss] Domain Registrar Exposes Customer Data

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http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/07/77238_HNregistrarexposed_1.html

A database problem with a U.S. domain name registrar exposed sensitive 
financial and personal information relating to thousands of domain name 
registrations, a Dutch company said Friday.

DiscountDomainRegistry.com, of New York, fixed the problem shortly after being 
notified Thursday, said Nico Vandendries, chief executive officer of 
Strongwood, a private investigation company based in the Netherlands.

DiscountDomainRegistry.com Chief Executive Officer Alex Brecher said in an 
e-mail to the IDG News Service that the company is 100 percent positive 
customer data was not compromised. The "alleged vulnerability," he wrote, 
was patched within minutes after the company was contacted by Strongwood.

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