FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoTwin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being firedarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1385arrow-down1external-linkTwin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being firedarstechnica.comFTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarezeroConnection@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·edit-210 hours ago Muneeb Akhter asked Sohaib Akhter for the plaintext password The more scary part in this story is that the government stores your passwords in plain text! So basically ANYONE with access to the database can steal your credentials, including employees, the government and any authorities. Never re-use passwords.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoNever heard of hashing and salting apparently
minus-squarezeroConnection@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours ago“Oh yeah we did that at the last company barbeque event. They hashed and salted all the steaks”
The more scary part in this story is that the government stores your passwords in plain text!
So basically ANYONE with access to the database can steal your credentials, including employees, the government and any authorities.
Never re-use passwords.
Never heard of hashing and salting apparently
“Oh yeah we did that at the last company barbeque event. They hashed and salted all the steaks”