[pchelpers] News: Hacker break-in of Twitter e-mail yields secret docs

Underscores problems broadcasting life's secrets to the world, say
experts
By Gregg Keizer , Computerworld , 07/16/2009 

A hacker made off with confidential Twitter documents after breaking
into an employee's e-mail account, the company's co-founder confirmed
yesterday.

Security experts today said that the breach and theft highlights the
problem people have with creating, and then remembering, strong
passwords, and the increasing tendency to disclose personal information
on services like Twitter and Facebook.

"What it boils down to is that people are lazy and lackadaisical about
their personal paranoia," said Andrew Storms, director of security
operations at nCircle Network Security. "People should be thinking twice
about what they're making public."

More here:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/071609-hacker-break-in-of-twitter-e-mail.html
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