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encrypted?? then, it can be decrypted. Why they were not hashed so that it cannot be decrypted.

More updates posted here... http://www.medianama.com/2011/05/223-ccavenue-hacked/

Yep. Typically passwords are hashed and salted. However, I have seen non-technical folks use the terms hashing and encryption exchangeably. Hopefully thats the case here. Anyways, since CCAvenue didn't store the full CC number (and they definitely didn't store the passcode - for that it redirected to the issuing bank/organization), this doesn't seem to be a very serious issue, even if true.

see this: http://twitter.com/#!/heytal/status/66071065805336576

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