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At What Point Does Storing Passwords in Plaintext Become Criminally Negligent

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:51PM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday April 08 2018, @04:51PM (#663985) Journal

    Sure, Uzzard. Enjoy your radium toothpaste, dumbass...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:47PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:47PM (#664019)

    If it weren’t for the FDA, people would be eating dirt and chairs!

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by c0lo on Monday April 09 2018, @01:35AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 09 2018, @01:35AM (#664115) Journal

    Don't forget the Radium Ore Revigorator [wikipedia.org], is essential for white teeth - yeah, sure, they may no longer be stuck in your gums, but they will be a brilliant white.
    Oh, yes, supplement it with Radithor [wikipedia.org] - "a cure for the living dead" and a "perpetual sunshine".

    On the other side, another "evil against free market" (the one that cleared the US skies) was signed into existence by Nixon [wikipedia.org]. Weird times those, eh?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @10:34AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @10:34AM (#664342)

      On the other side, another "evil against free market" (the one that cleared the US skies) was signed into existence by Nixon

      Nixon, that bloody commie!