Really Really Weird! Co.com
Feb 17, 2011 | 3:49 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: Continental
Posts: 1,662
Really Really Weird! Co.com
I received an email from CO to make sure my ID was in my profile for my upcoming trip.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
Feb 17, 2011 | 4:01 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SAT / MAA / BOM
Programs: CO Plat; UA 1K; EK Gold
Posts: 5,110
Whoa!
My account seems to be mine currently. Did your problem get "cured"..??
My account seems to be mine currently. Did your problem get "cured"..??
Feb 17, 2011 | 4:04 pm
#3
Company Representative, United Airlines
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago, Houston, or somewhere in between
Posts: 2,176
I received an email from CO to make sure my ID was in my profile for my upcoming trip.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
Feb 17, 2011 | 4:05 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: Continental
Posts: 1,662
I loged out closed the browser and loged back in, now it is my account.
I was tempted to call the other person to let her know about it, but according to her account she is on LAX right now. (Since I could see it)
It's scary...someone can do some real damage if they were so inclined.
I was tempted to call the other person to let her know about it, but according to her account she is on LAX right now. (Since I could see it)
It's scary...someone can do some real damage if they were so inclined.
Feb 17, 2011 | 5:17 pm
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: Continental
Posts: 1,662
Done.
Feb 17, 2011 | 6:00 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: DAL
Programs: UA 1K AA EXP Hyatt Globalist Hilton Diamond
Posts: 634
I had the same thing happen to me once a while back. I logged in I noticed I had someone else account. Only reason I knew wasn't my account was the miles. It was an extremely large balance. I was like whoa!!! I hit the jackpot!!! How did I get so many miles?... but then I saw the name and stuff. I was able to go through all their stuff. I logged out and logged back in and it was all back to normal. But it was shocker when I first saw someone else information.
Feb 17, 2011 | 7:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX|AKL|AMS|GVA|AGP|CPT - or somewhere in between
Programs: DL DM; 2MM
Posts: 2,461
This is really gnarly !
I had the same thing happen to me once a while back. I logged in I noticed I had someone else account. Only reason I knew wasn't my account was the miles. It was an extremely large balance. I was like whoa!!! I hit the jackpot!!! How did I get so many miles?... but then I saw the name and stuff. I was able to go through all their stuff. I logged out and logged back in and it was all back to normal. But it was shocker when I first saw someone else information.
) and discovered here on FT that I am currently experiencing this same phenomenon ... but with multiple accounts .. LOL 
WHOA .... so many nicely bulging accounts are kinda hard to resist
!!!
Last edited by Travelomania; Feb 17, 2011 at 8:35 pm Reason: rephrase
Feb 18, 2011 | 12:31 am
#8
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9630/5.0.0.591 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)
Glad to see that the bug with session credentials is still alive.
Glad to see that the bug with session credentials is still alive.
Feb 18, 2011 | 2:49 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 42mi from AMS
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, Marriott LT Au, Hilton C, IHG PtA
Posts: 577
Originally Posted by sbm12
Glad to see that the bug with session credentials is still alive.
Feb 18, 2011 | 6:19 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 231
I received an email from CO to make sure my ID was in my profile for my upcoming trip.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
So I login (not using the link in the email)
and I am looking at my profile, which seems correct.
I check the email settings and notice that there are some strange email addresses in my profile, so I delete them.
I go back to "my account" to look at my upcoming flight to ewr, and click on it...
It says the flight is from IAH-LAX!
Then I notice that now it is not my name on the account, I am logged into someone's account and can view their reservations, and all their personal information!
What is going on?
I saved a screenshot of it and tried to call CO, but I am not going to wait on hold for 20 mins.
