Frontier's e-mail password reset system is a guy named "Shawn"
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/isps-e-mail-password-reset-system-is-a-guy-named-shawn/
Silverman pointed out how ridiculous this system is but
accepted Shawn's offer and received the password. Before ending
the chat, Shawn tried to sell Silverman antivirus software,
computer tech support, or "identity protection." Silverman
declined. The Frontier system then e-mailed Silverman a full
transcript of the chat, including the password in plain text.
The only information Frontier obscured was his account number.
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Nope, this story is NOT from "The Onion" ...
--Lauren--
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