Trump Mobile site leaks customer data as phone finally ships

Techie claims Trump Mobile website was leaking thousands of people's data

Customers' info potentially handed to anyone who could send an HTTP request

The US President’s oft-maligned Trump Mobile venture may be facing another setback after a security buff claims he discovered a now-plugged website vulnerability that he says was leaking what could be tens of thousands of suckers' customers' details.

The individual behind the discovery, who goes by "Louis," says he's a self-taught tech tinkerer and described himself as "just a nerd between jobs with too much time on my hands." He reckons the website’s data could be scooped up with a simple POST request.

“It wasn't SQL. That wouldn't be as bad,” he told The Register. “It was a really simple HTTP request. POST, and then just asking for the info I wanted, basically.”

More than 27,000 people who ordered from Trump Mobile, the President’s all-American smartphone and...

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