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Norton unlocked, and police leaks

Smashing Security

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The LAPD Isn't Playing the Sirens, Am I?

The app, it appears, wasn't properly testing whether the users were authenticated or not. There was no authentication check, which meant that anyone could go to this URL and find all this information. The police knew nothing about this problem until Wired magazine contacted them. And obviously, the cops said they were concerned about this revelation.

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