Verizon announced that they have fixed a flaw this week in their Web site which caused Verizon Wireless account information to be displayed to anyone.

Anyone could enter anyone else’s phone number and view the amount of airtime used, how many minutes were remaining for the month, the model of cell phone the subscriber used, the account balance and last payment information.

All users who registered to use the “My Account” system were affected by the glitch, which could have been in place for as long as five years, Pica told The Associated Press. It did not appear that anyone had taken advantage of the error to pry into individual accounts, he said. — Business Week

Sure nobody ever used it. And the tooth fairy is real.