Global Security Watch > Visa's Mother's Maiden Name (In)Security

[EPIC West: Electronic Privacy Information Center West Coast Office] Carrie McLaren of Stay Free has posted about that same prankster's newest trick, where he sets out to prove that using the mother's maiden name as a password is silly. He does this by saying something unintelligible when asked for his mother's maiden name, and Visa still gives him access to the account balance:

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[Stayfree.typepad.com] Stay Free! Daily: In a comment to an earlier post, Fred von Lohmann of EFF informs us that, after failing in its attempt to sue a technologically illiterate mom, the RIAA has now sued her more tech-savvy kid. The RIAA has requested that the court appoint a guardian ad litem, as anticipated.

http://www.adjab.com [Adjab.com] AdJab: John Hargrave recently made a prank call to Visa in order to demonstrate that using your mother's maiden name as a security measure really isn't very secure at all. When prompted by the operator for his maiden name, he just mumbled something unintelligible, but the operator still went ahead anyway.

[Blog.stayfreemagazine.org] Stay Free! Daily: In a comment to an earlier post, Fred von Lohmann of EFF informs us that, after failing in its attempt to sue a technologically illiterate mom, the RIAA has now sued her more tech-savvy kid. The RIAA has requested that the court appoint a guardian ad litem, as anticipated.

http://bitzbreaker.blogspot.com [Bitzbreaker.blogspot.com] Bitzbreaker's Blog: August 2005: A Interesting Read from EFF For Bloggers. Points out some things a person should know regarding blogging.

Schneier.com[Schneier.com] Schneier on Security: The Digital Person: His book provides a clear account of the social problems involving information privacy, and haunting predictions of current U.S. legal policies. Even more importantly, the legal solutions he provides are compelling and worth serious consideration.

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