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Access web content without Internet connection

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Today the internet has undeniably become an indispensable part of our daily activity. A reliable internet connection in the world of technology is just as vital as electricity for phone and computers. Addiction on internet is ranked above food, shelter and sleep according to a recent survey conducted by TP-Link, a UK based broadband service provider. Today’s generation rely on internet and spend majority of their time on internet devices for entertainment, knowledge, research, social networking, and business. Internet connection plays a potential role in promoting substantial development of the country as a whole. Internet has so permeated our lives that it is impossible to imagine what the world would be like if the Internet ceased to exist. Despite of the constant efforts of Internet industry to ensure proper internet connection to the potential users, there happens to be some constraint in Internet connectivity and access. This may pose a potential risk to accelerated deve...

T-Mobile Web Portal Bug Exposed Customer Account Data

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A research conducted last month confirmed a bug in the T-Mobile customer support portal which exposed personal information including account details and PIN of its 74 million customers. The T- mobile sub-domain has a customer care portal, “promotool.t-mobile.com”, which contained customer sensitive data is publicly accessible. This portal which is primarily used by the company staff could be easily accessed on search engine, and contained a hidden API that would return T-Mobile customer data simply by adding the customer’s cell phone number to the end of the web address. Since the API wasn’t protected by a login screen or any other authentication protection, the portal could be easily accessed by anyone. Hence, customer’s full name, postal address, billing account number, and in some cases information about tax identification numbers could be easily retrieved. Read Full Article