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Data exposure flaw on Walmart.ca revealed personal customer information

Customers’ names, shipping and billing addresses, order dates, methods of payment and the last four digits of the credit cards used were on full display for orders of a $1,500 laptop computer in Ontario, a $700 spin bike in Saskatchewan, and more than $1,100 worth of baby gear in B.C.

These are just a few samples of Walmart.ca orders CTVNews.ca was able to call up on the retailer’s website Tuesday that demonstrated the ease with which customer information could be accidentally exposed. Read the story here.