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submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

IT consultant in Germany fined for exposing shoddy security::Spotting a plaintext password and using it in research without authorization deemed a crime

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[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 52 points 9 months ago

That's disgusting. That dude brought to light a serious security issue and is being punished for it. -_-

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 16 points 9 months ago

Let's hope the obvious lie of the company will come back to bite them in the ass.

They insinuated he could only get that password from insider knowledge, when it would literally show up for anybody with notepad.

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