Redbox used to be a fantastic way to rent movies. Now, however, it is one big fiasco. You all may recall when Redbox shut down due to its then-owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, going bankrupt. Now, those kiosks sit outside stores like big, heavy, useless bricks. That is, except for ones that are supposedly wiped of their sensitive information and sold to whoever wants a machine (people collect random stuff). The problem, however, is that these machines and their data are apparently easily accessed because CSSE did a really crappy job erasing customer information.
I, for one, don't love the idea that somebody can buy an old Redbox kiosk and get a bunch of credit card numbers among other stuff--especially as a person who used Redbox a decent amount back in the day to rent movies and games. CSSE probably doesn't care much as the company is essentially having a fire sale to try and dig itself out of being nearly a billion dollars in debt. Still, this is sloppy and just serves as a further embarrassment to the company.
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