News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal Aid hack. Parent comment

Re:'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal A... by drexlspivey on Monday May 19, 2025 @11:48AM (#44031087)
Prosecuting someone for not having a strong enough password is beyond ridiculous. Your ideal world sounds like a black mirror episode.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal A... by caulkboots on Monday May 19, 2025 @11:56AM (#44031186)
How would you feel if a bank used a screen door to access their vault? Protecting other people's info comes with responsibility.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal A... by drexlspivey on Monday May 19, 2025 @12:21PM (#44031462)
How about enforcing strong passwords or non-password authentication at the org level instead of puting rank and file employees to jail?
[ Parent | on HN ]