Security fails we’re kinda thankful for – By Violet Blue (Engadget) / Nov 28 2019
An increasingly desperate search for silver linings.
As we gather ’round the fire warming our facepalm-weary hands, the blaze burning bright with the shreds of our privacy and security, it’s important to reflect on what we’re grateful for.
Companies that did the infosec version of stepping on a rake, forcing them to secure us better. Idiots who tried to “hack” the FCC comment system while leaving their OPSEC cake out in the rain. Whatever geniuses left road signs eminently hackable, and the ones who made ATMs susceptible to malware that literally spits out cash.
Here are the “winners” of utter and complete security failures we’re almost grateful for. Let’s hope the next time these clowns fall off a stack of servers, they don’t fail to miss the ground.
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