A new tool from sears
Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup.
Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: 1.. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system. 2.. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with 'https'), which may include shopping or banking sites. 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." 4.. Parses the header section of personal emails. 5.. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like "select credit bureau information" and other sources like "consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies". http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...rs_engagi.html Best Regards Tom |
A new tool from sears
"azotic" wrote:
Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: http://community.ca.com/blogs/securi...for-sears.aspx Unbelievable. |
A new tool from sears
On 2008-01-05, Wes wrote:
"azotic" wrote: Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: http://community.ca.com/blogs/securi...for-sears.aspx Unbelievable. Sears is in tye hands of some kind of a corporate raider, who cares about nothing, besides making a quick buck. i |
A new tool from sears
On Jan 5, 5:56*am, "azotic" wrote:
Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: * 1.. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system. * 2.. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with 'https'), which may include shopping or banking sites. * 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." * 4.. Parses the header section of personal emails. * 5.. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like "select credit bureau information" and other sources like "consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies". http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...rs_engagi.html Best Regards Tom What amazes me is that this is legal. TMT |
A new tool from sears
Ignoramus8343 wrote:
On 2008-01-05, Wes wrote: "azotic" wrote: Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: http://community.ca.com/blogs/securi...for-sears.aspx Unbelievable. Sears is in tye hands of some kind of a corporate raider, who cares about nothing, besides making a quick buck. i It also take an idiot to sign up left and right for all sorts of questionable services. It's not even clear what signing up for hsc(whatever that even is) does for a user. |
A new tool from sears
On Jan 5, 5:56*am, "azotic" wrote:
Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: * 1.. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system. * 2.. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with 'https'), which may include shopping or banking sites. * 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." * 4.. Parses the header section of personal emails. * 5.. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like "select credit bureau information" and other sources like "consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies". http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...rs_engagi.html Best Regards Tom 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." Anyone understand what this means? TMT |
A new tool from sears
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... On Jan 5, 5:56 am, "azotic" wrote: Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: 1.. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system. 2.. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with 'https'), which may include shopping or banking sites. 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." 4.. Parses the header section of personal emails. 5.. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like "select credit bureau information" and other sources like "consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies". http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...rs_engagi.html Best Regards Tom 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." Anyone understand what this means? TMT Maybe a rutine to determine if a real person is entering information or some kind of online bot is spoofing. Best Regards Tom. |
A new tool from sears
Too_Many_Tools writes:
What amazes me is that this is legal. TMT Read the followup. http://community.ca.com/blogs/securi...community.aspx Apparently they tell people what will happen when they join. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
A new tool from sears
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." Anyone understand what this means? I don't know about you but I keyboard with great elan. ;) Wes |
A new tool from sears
On Jan 5, 8:12*pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Jan 5, 5:56*am, "azotic" wrote: Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The proxy: * 1.. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system. * 2.. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with 'https'), which may include shopping or banking sites. * 3.. Records and transmits "the pace and style with which you enter information online..." * 4.. Parses the header section of personal emails. * 5.. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like "select credit bureau information" and other sources like "consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies". http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...rs_engagi.html Best Regards Tom What amazes me is that this is legal. TMT- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It looks like Sears has a self induced problem.... I wonder how many more companies are doing this and just not getting caught. TMT Sears accused of violating consumer fraud law Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class- action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private information. The suit, filed last Friday in Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois, states that the retailer's managemyhome.com site allows users to view purchase histories of Sears customers by entering public information such as a name or street address, in violation of a state Consumer Fraud Act that forbids "unfair or deceptive" practices. A Sears spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawsuit on Monday. Sears, Roebuck is a unit of Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O), which is based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. But in a statement e-mailed to Reuters on Friday, when a consumer blog featured an entry raising concerns about the Sears site, the retailer said it had "turned off the ability to view a customer's purchase history on Manage My Home until we can implement a validation process that will restrict access by unauthorized third parties." The complaint, which seeks class-action status and millions in damages, said the data available at the Manage My Home site could be used to commit fraud and obtain even more sensitive customer data such as social security numbers. "There's so many scary situations where people could easily trick you into getting more personal information or gain access to your home for improper purposes," said Jay Edelson, partner at KamberEdelson LLC, which filed the lawsuit. Shares of Sears Holdings fell $2.62, or 2.58 percent, to $98.80 in late afternoon Nasdaq trading on Monday. (Reporting by Karen Jacobs; editing by Richard Chang) |
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