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USB Hazards

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USB Hazards

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Postby XFool » June 24th, 2022, 4:20 pm

Japanese man loses USB stick with entire city's personal details

BBC News

For many, after-work drinks are a common way of relaxing after a busy week.

"But one worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues.

Why? It contained the personal details of nearly half a million people.
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Re: USB Hazards

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Postby MrFoolish » June 25th, 2022, 10:47 am

It does say near the end that the data was encrypted and password protected. It must be rather unlikely that whoever took the bag was a master criminal who will de-crypt the drive. More likely it will show up in lost property.

So I did find this story a bit click-baity.


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