Earlier today Imperva CTO Amichai Shulman talked about security issues related to the Yahoo Jobs site.

Amichai stated that data like this can be extremely useful as far as identity thieves are concerned. This is exactly the sort of data that is traded on so-called carder forums, This is why it's important to warn about potential SQL injection-hacked problems like this. If the potential problem is allowed to continue for any length of time, then the risk of a hacker attack rises as a result. SQL injection is a major thorn in the side for the website hosting community. It can be tackled with careful research and high levels of security. Unfortunately, some site operators overlook this simple fact at high risk.

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