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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Gambler on July 03, 2004, 12:51:10 pm

Title: Another Black Eye for AOL
Post by: Gambler on July 03, 2004, 12:51:10 pm

We all read about and surprisingly didn't discuss on a board the theft of AOL's customer database.  That's caused serious problems for them. 

In today's local newspaper, it seems that a 20yo local man was arrested for making interstate threats against a person in Virginia.  The young man who in the past had ran for local constable and sheriff impersonated a Jackson MS police officer and was given the name and address that belonged to an AOL member.  He then sent multiple threatening e-mails to the person.

There was no comment from AOL.

Title: Re: Another Black Eye for AOL
Post by: Ravok on July 03, 2004, 03:45:19 pm

 JUst a nother reason, I would not use AOL if my life depended on it. :P

Title: Re: Another Black Eye for AOL
Post by: Javora on July 03, 2004, 04:20:25 pm

Gee, as if the training wheels weren?t bad enough.  The AOL people have to worry about being impersonated as well??!?

 ::)

Thank goodness it's not overpriced because then there would be no reason to use AOL at all!!!

/  ::)

Title: Re: Another Black Eye for AOL
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on July 06, 2004, 04:11:44 pm

AOL's customer data base being stored in a rusty file cabinet with no lock under a big neon sign that says "Steal me"