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Old 26th August 2013, 07:12   #1
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Default PayPal Fixes Critical Account Switching Bug

A security researcher alerted PayPal to a flaw that would allow a malicious user to take over a user's account by using just a few simple manuevers on the hijacked account. The bug was reported as part of the PayPal Bounty Program, saving PayPal untold sums of hacked account repayments.

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