TJX fires data breach whistleblower

Iria · May 29, 2008, 06:26 PM

TJ Maxx employee Nick Benson thought he was doing a good deed by posting his work’s security horror stories on a popular web forum, but those posts recently got him fired. 23-year-old Nick Benson used to be employed at the TJ Maxx store in Lawrence Kansas and he saw several instances of horrible security practices like supervisors posting usernames and passwords on Post-IT notes (who hasn’t seen that), passwords set to match usernames and even blank passwords.
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Source: TG Daily

May 29, 2008, 06:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	TJX fires data breach whistleblower TJ Maxx employee Nick Benson thought he was doing a good deed by posting his work’s security horror stories on a popular web forum, but those posts recently got him fired. 23-year-old Nick Benson used to be employed at the TJ Maxx store in Lawrence Kansas and he saw several instances of horrible security practices like supervisors posting usernames and passwords on Post-IT notes (who hasn’t seen that), passwords set to match usernames and even blank passwords. ____________ Source: TG Daily