NATS Question in Regards to Affiliate Data - GoFuckYourself.com

pocketkangaroo · 12-22-2007, 04:59 PM

I'm not trying to get into the arguments about this that the other threads seem to. I just have a couple simple questions that are more for my own safety (and other affiliates). If anyone at TMM or any NATS sponsors could answer, I'd really appreciate it.

1) Would all the affiliate data of mine be able to be harvested or is some of it encrypted/etc? The information I'm worred about is SSN/FEIN, bank account information, epassporte name, and affiliate password.

2) Will any sponsors be sending out emails regarding this to their affiliates?

Like I said, I don't want to get into the mess that the other threads are, would like to keep this strictly business. My concern would be of course identity theft or other unlawful activities. While I don't think I use my personal SSN on any of my accounts, I'm certain some people do. I'm also certain some people are using the same passwords on their affiliate accounts and epassporte accounts. I don't know what a person could do with my banking information, but I don't really want to find out. As someone who has been a victim of identity theft in his life, I know how little information is really needed by a bad guy to do this. If this information was all compromised, I would hope that affiliates would be informed so that we may change passwords, check credit reports, etc.

Thank you.

Socks · 12-22-2007, 05:02 PM

I was wondering the same thing, as I'm an affiliate.

If someone has our tax ID, nothing can be done, and frankly I give it to how many program owners I've never met anyways.

As to passwords, I'm now very happy that I use a different random string password for every affiliate program I join, reducing the risk of situations like this.

Using the same password over and over again just isn't smart business.

QTbucks_Mark · 12-22-2007, 05:18 PM

Basically you should consider all your info that's stored within NATS compromised.

Username and password, address, epass username and whatever else you've had to enter when signing up for a program.

Personally, as an affiliate I'm not too worried about that data - as long as your affiliate password and your epass password aren't the same, you should be fine.

CC · 12-22-2007, 06:05 PM

I would also like to know the answers to these very important questions.

TheDoc · 12-22-2007, 06:10 PM

Yes with the NATS programs that had this problem (not all did).. A Webmasters account data, all of it, from name, addy, check details, ssn/tax id, icq, referring urls, and of course email address.

It appears they harvested emails and member user/pass details, but again they did have access to everything.

CC · 12-22-2007, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDoc

Yes with the NATS programs that had this problem (not all did).. A Webmasters account data, all of it, from name, addy, check details, ssn/tax id, icq, referring urls, and of course email address.

It appears they harvested emails and member user/pass details, but again they did have access to everything.

Thanks for the info, that's just lovely.

Iron Fist · 12-22-2007, 07:01 PM

Glad I never used epass as a payment option on any of my NAT accounts...

V_RocKs · 12-22-2007, 07:26 PM

Umm.. Heads up for all of you...

90% of all affiliate programs have been compromised in the last 3 years. Pretty much every large program. They just never told you about it. All of your data has been out in the wild for a long time now.

12-22-2007, 04:59 PM	#1
pocketkangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 8,452	NATS Question in Regards to Affiliate Data I'm not trying to get into the arguments about this that the other threads seem to. I just have a couple simple questions that are more for my own safety (and other affiliates). If anyone at TMM or any NATS sponsors could answer, I'd really appreciate it. 1) Would all the affiliate data of mine be able to be harvested or is some of it encrypted/etc? The information I'm worred about is SSN/FEIN, bank account information, epassporte name, and affiliate password. 2) Will any sponsors be sending out emails regarding this to their affiliates? Like I said, I don't want to get into the mess that the other threads are, would like to keep this strictly business. My concern would be of course identity theft or other unlawful activities. While I don't think I use my personal SSN on any of my accounts, I'm certain some people do. I'm also certain some people are using the same passwords on their affiliate accounts and epassporte accounts. I don't know what a person could do with my banking information, but I don't really want to find out. As someone who has been a victim of identity theft in his life, I know how little information is really needed by a bad guy to do this. If this information was all compromised, I would hope that affiliates would be informed so that we may change passwords, check credit reports, etc. Thank you. Last edited by pocketkangaroo; 12-22-2007 at 05:01 PM..

12-22-2007, 05:18 PM	#3
QTbucks_Mark Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 254	Basically you should consider all your info that's stored within NATS compromised. Username and password, address, epass username and whatever else you've had to enter when signing up for a program. Personally, as an affiliate I'm not too worried about that data - as long as your affiliate password and your epass password aren't the same, you should be fine. __________________ QTbucks : featuring cherrywinters.com - sweetcarry.com - cutecaroline.com [email protected] :: ICQ 26505638

12-22-2007, 06:10 PM	#5
TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	Yes with the NATS programs that had this problem (not all did).. A Webmasters account data, all of it, from name, addy, check details, ssn/tax id, icq, referring urls, and of course email address. It appears they harvested emails and member user/pass details, but again they did have access to everything. __________________ ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825 It's all disambiguation

12-22-2007, 07:01 PM	#7
Iron Fist Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,400	Glad I never used epass as a payment option on any of my NAT accounts... __________________ i like waffles

12-22-2007, 05:02 PM	#2
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	I was wondering the same thing, as I'm an affiliate. If someone has our tax ID, nothing can be done, and frankly I give it to how many program owners I've never met anyways. As to passwords, I'm now very happy that I use a different random string password for every affiliate program I join, reducing the risk of situations like this. Using the same password over and over again just isn't smart business.

12-22-2007, 06:05 PM	#4
CC Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,690	I would also like to know the answers to these very important questions.

12-22-2007, 07:26 PM	#8
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	Umm.. Heads up for all of you... 90% of all affiliate programs have been compromised in the last 3 years. Pretty much every large program. They just never told you about it. All of your data has been out in the wild for a long time now.