Plaintext passwords may have struck again

[Kent Sharkey]

The Verge[^]:

A website linked to National Public Data’s massive breach was storing passwords for its back-end database in a file that anyone could’ve accessed.

Maybe requiring a license to program isn't such a bad idea after all

Or maybe at least leave their personal phone number in the database.

[Nelek]

Kent Sharkey wrote:

Maybe requiring a license to program isn't such a bad idea after all

Maybe hiring good specialists instead of cheap ones isn't such a bad idea after all

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.