Article 75A7X Finance company stores DB credentials in helpfully labeled spreadsheet

Finance company stores DB credentials in helpfully labeled spreadsheet

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Story ImageGreat idea, guys. Let's keep all of the data in an Excel file with weak password protection

PWNED Welcome, once again, to PWNED, the weekly column where we recount the adventures of IT explorers who found their own pile of quicksand and then jumped right into it. This week's story involves keeping sensitive information in a very vulnerable place and then not protecting it adequately....

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