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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 08 2018, @02:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the easier-to-check-that-way dept.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/04/another-day-another-breach-at-what-point-does-storing-passwords-in-plaintext-become-criminally-negligent/

The third largest breach ever just happened in Finland. Passwords were stored in plaintext. At T-Mobile Austria, they explain that of course they store the password in plaintext, but they have so good security so it's nothing to worry about. At what point does this become criminally negligent?


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:00PM (5 children)

    Speak for yourself. I drive around and pay my bills with little green pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents on them every month.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @05:03PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @05:03PM (#663993)

    thanks for paying for my credit card rewards!

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by chromas on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:36PM

      by chromas (34) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:36PM (#664015) Journal

      You pay for them too, in the form of higher APR, and also the price of things don't go up just for cash payers. In fact, some stores give a discount for paying cash.

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by fustakrakich on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:46PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:46PM (#664018) Journal

    I drive around

    Thanks! My Saudi oil buddies love ya, man!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @01:00AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @01:00AM (#664107)

    > I drive around...

    So you admit to using the roads, which were built by the government with tax money. Or are you driving cross country on a dirt bike??