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A security breach uncovered last week left customers of Acer's Australian store able to see other user's order histories, complete with contact details. Credit card details were not disclosed but complete contact information (email and phone addresses) and detailed order information was left exposed. This data, samples of which have been seen by The Register, might be used by fraudsters posing as Acer to trick users into handing over sensitive bank or credit card payment details.
Acer said it has fixed the security bug, which it described as a one-off. It notified customers by email (reprinted below) of the breach warning users to contact Acer directly if they are phoned by anyone seeking their order or credit card details.
Des Paroz, Acer's director of e-commerce, told Australian IT that the security glitch was introduced when the site was upgraded three months ago. Acer only became aware of the problem when it was notified by IT security consultant Alex Lane. Lane is critical that Acer failed to take the site offline while it fixed the problem. Acer has promised to investigate its handling of the breach.
 News source: The Register
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