It Asda be a critical security flaw - ignored by supermarket chain for two years

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Asda ignored critical account-hijacking security flaw for two years

Supermarket chain Asda ignored a critical security flaw for almost two years after it had been notified by a sharp-eyed user - and the company has only promised to fix it after the information secu...

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