Security Breech from Bill Goodwin- UPDATE IN POST #77

[bigfanNY]

I responded to the email from Hartland Auctions asking them to remove any and all of my information from their records. Not that I have same password but some even recent passwords have common letter and number patterns. So I did have to spend some time cleaning up after this data breech.
I am a little confused Bob Friedman came on here apologizing for the email? So he is saying that it originated from him and not Hartland Auctions?
And I think it is 100% wrong for him not to name the auction sites that have access to passwords and bids that use Simple Auction. So now we have to assume that any simple Auction Site has the capability. (Unless Auction house comes out and says specifically it dose not have access).
This is why data breeches of this type often end up in litigation. Given the seriousness of Identity theft to offer up unsecured email address tied to usernames and passwords gives the people who steal identities a giant head start.
Trust is a valuable commodity. After last year I had hoped our hobby would have spent 2020 recovering. Now I see my trust betrayed during a time when I and most of the world have bigger things to address.

[bcornell]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I am a little confused Bob Friedman came on here apologizing for the email? So he is saying that it originated from him and not Hartland Auctions?
And I think it is 100% wrong for him not to name the auction sites that have access to passwords and bids that use Simple Auction. So now we have to assume that any simple Auction Site has the capability. (Unless Auction house comes out and says specifically it dose not have access).
This is why data breeches of this type often end up in litigation.

Bob Freedman's non-apology isn't nearly sufficient. I would ask them if they one-way encrypt passwords or if they're stored in clear text. I bet I know the answer. They're lax.



You don't have to come answer questions here, Bob. Wait until you have a data breach (oops, I mean another one) and then you can answer questions from attorneys.