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> A cyber analyst told the BBC there was speculation that hackers may have exploited weaknesses in email software to get hold of passwords that those targeted h
by interfixus 8y ago
> A cyber analyst told the BBC there was speculation that hackers may have exploited weaknesses in email software to get hold of passwords that those targeted had also used on social media accounts
If so (as probable, according to Occam), just the usual incompetence, irresponsibility, and self-inflicted damage. If you keep confidential data under no better protection than a Mickey Mouse password, ought you not be held accountable when it is - inevitably - leaked?