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> Moreover, the source code files, test data and /etc/passwd entries had the full names of the people on the project that I could easily Google. Many of their L
by rob74 5y ago
> Moreover, the source code files, test data and /etc/passwd entries had the full names of the people on the project that I could easily Google. Many of their LinkedIn profiles or academic biographies listed their detailed work on the project during their tenure at Nortel. This information was key to me constructing what the project was and where it went.
Looks like Nortel wasn't very careful with their company data... it may be ancient today, but I guess when that laptop was first taken out of service, it was still a bit "fresher" and more valuable?
- jjkaczor 5y agoYes- their operational security was essentially non-existent; https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/dnd-may-abandon-1b-move-to-former-nortel-site-because-of-surveillance-bugs-1.1477766 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/dnd-may-abandon-1b-move-to-for... And there is a distinct possibility that Huawei would not exist without Nortel; https://nationalpost.com/news/exclusive-did-huawei-bring-down-nortel-corporate-espionage-theft-and-the-parallel-rise-and-fall-of-two-telecom-giants https://nationalpost.com/news/exclusive-did-huawei-bring-dow...
- ben7799 5y agoNortel is not even the only company Huawei plundered with abandon. They did this with practically every one of their partners back in the 00s.