I found this article very entertaining because it is hard to believe such simple mistakes are made like this. Emails were blasted out to the winners of McDonald’s Monopoly game last week and within those emails contained userID and passwords that had access to a server containing the information for the game. McDonald’s has since stated that the passwords were changed and the initial email was due to a human error. It is just another example that no matter how robust the security of an organization is that the human element is always the most dangerous and unpredictable.
McDonald’s Email Blast Includes Password to Monopoly Game Database
I had to laugh. Thank you for the article!
Ouch to whomever made that “human error”.
Recently I found a password in an SOW I received from a vendor. This happens so much more often that we think.
This is pretty funny. Now I have a craving for fries.
This was an interesting article and good example of why following the principle of least permissions is important. Human error combined with over permissioned users can make bad situations worse.