A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

  • zeroConnection@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    66
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 day 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.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      13 hours ago

      Every place I have worked, most of HR and like half of finance/accounting has access to your social security number, full address and phone number. Sometimes even the password and security questions you used for whatever BS portal they made you setup an account in.