Passwords used by account holders at E-Trade were at risk of being stolen until the online brokerage fixed the problem Mondaymorning--but apparently not until it was prompted to do so by apublic posting of the glitch by a computer programmer.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20000926S0002

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ETrade fixes one security problem, admits another

By Troy Wolverton
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 26, 2000, 12:45 p.m. PT

ETrade acknowledged today that its Web site is vulnerable to a common attack that could potentially allow a hacker to hijack a customer's browser and gain access to sensitive information.
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http://www.canada.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2870712.html

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