E-mail typos result in 20GB of stolen data
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/09/09/email.typos.stolen.data.wired/
“The e-mails they collected included one that listed the full configuration details for the external Cisco routers of a large IT consulting firm, along with passwords for accessing the devices. Another e-mail going to a company outside the U.S. that manages motorway toll systems provided information for obtaining full VPN access into the system that supports the road tollways. The e-mail included information about the VPN software, usernames, and passwords.”
I did something analogous a few times by relying on the autocomplete function in Outlook: I sent a work email to a co-worker at his home address because for some reason that floated to the top of the list. I have got a bit more careful since then, but know I have done it at least a handful of times since then and if I, as someone who gives a damn and understands how things work, make such mistakes, how about the clueless masses?
Interesting emphasis on China. I find it hard to believe that the Chinese intelligence community would be behind that as I am positive they would not be traceable back to China, so it must be Chinese hackers intending to sell the information internally. Besides, if the Chinese IC is anything like our IC, I am not worried about them as a threat.
