
Irony alert maybe?
Am I the only one who's chuckling at the irony of this?* After all their ads and fear mongering... they were insecure also.
* Given the insecurity revelations of late, I might also be either cynical or jaded...
Security researchers Eric Taylor and Blake Welsh have disclosed a cross-site scripting vulnerability in US identity protection company LifeLock. The duo from US outfit Cinder say the vulnerability allows attackers to target the company's three million users with malware and phishing attacks, session jacking, among other acts …
Never heard of them so looked at the site - some people actually pay 10 bucks a month for that crap?
I can get a similar identity theft alert service for free with one of my credit cards. I didn't think it was worth the bother of going through the registration process never mind 10 bucks a month.