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Five things every online retailer can learn from Tesco's website security fail

UK retailer Tesco came under fire earlier this week for website security practices that may be leaving customer data vulnerable to hackers.

The incident started when software architect Troy Hunt noticed a tweet indicating that Tesco must be storing customer passwords in a manner that doesn't adhere to best practices because the retail giant emails customers their passwords in plain text.