The Fox News web site was found to have a major security hole. Last week, security analysts spotted the security flaw in the Fox News Network web site, which revealed file directories and sensitive content. The problem has since been fixed.

The security hole revealed several directories on a Fox News server. These files are normally not accessible over the Internet. It is suspected that a systems administrator may have forgotten that the directories could be accessed, or mistakenly changed the permissions for access.

No personal information was breached, despite early reports to the contrary. Information exposed included image file names and information about content providers.

This breach of file system data makes further hacker attacks more likely.

Via PC World & Channel Insider Tags: , , ,

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