[solved] If you're a customer of Intl-Outdoor there is the possibility that your data is online

Hank - As the term goes “shit happens”. The problem is this type of S—t cant happen. Can i ask if anything what protocols will Int’l Outdoors put in place to guard against another or similar breach of information? Perhaps you can share what actually occurred and the plan to address the problem with someone here that’s trusted and familiar with the terminology? I think this can help build confidence on both sides. Not there’s two sides yet in the end we just want confirmation this cannot happen again regardless of circumstance…

the problem was they had a directory open that wasnt properly hidden. i think the worst thing that will come out of it is some spammers have a list of emails for a very specific target. not saying that it was not a big security flaw, and the webmaster should have not let it slide… but i dont think that it is as big of a deal as many think
look at hannaford. they had compromised hundreds of thousands of people by allowing their database of credit card info to be leaked. this was a major inconvenience since i was out of state when my debit card got shut off, and i dont carry cash. i still shop there every week and still use my debit card.

I already started to receive garbage Chinese E-mails. |(

I have not received any e-mails like this in the past few years, but today, I started to get them. GO figure. Coincidence? Or just lucky?

Did you get the typical advertisement for body parts enlargement pills or something flashlight related?

I noticed an increase in spam mails too, but nothing flashlight related, just the typical crap.

I’m monitoring spam to the email address I used at intl-outdoor.com as well, and there has been no statistically significant rise.

Since the db was leaked:
One fake facebook notification and One Canadian Meds,
both of which were appearing previously.

I wonder what kind of hash they were using. unsalted? modern systems can crack those in moments.

I don’t open them, just sent them to the junk mail box then deleted them from there. I was afraid to open them. It did not appear to be anything flashlight related, just general junk. Nothing about body part enlargement or anything like that either. As I said, I only looked at the titles, and did not open them up. I deleted them immediately.

I just received an ad-mail from led-dna about them having the XM-L2 in stock. So this is a highly targeted advertisement. I never ordered anything from them, still they use my full name spelled in the way I only use with paypal and they have my emailnr. It is not that I keep this information highly secreted but I can not think of a legal way for them to obtain it.

Anyone else has this?

Not yet.

No change in my spam folder either.

Just the usual and nothing suspicious.

Dito. And I ordered from IO again.

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Dito. And I ordered from IO again.[/quote

Dito dito

diddelydo…

Put in another order from their store today… :slight_smile:

I did order from them as well

I received the same email from led-dna, but for the rest completely normal no increased spam

It may not have come via this route then. The spam that I get has also not increased, I just wondered about this one (actually it is quite nice that they have the xml2 for sale, no idea about their speed and reliability though).

I bought some LEDs, and I have always received everything without problems, so I think it’s a reputable seller.

for speed … the usual 4 or 5 weeks :frowning:

Thanks! I may order there sometime, they sell some different leds there.