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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 206 points 3 months ago (4 children)

He didn't hack anything. He used a password that wasn't changed.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 86 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Which was also used repeatedly over the course of 3-4 months to gain access via a non-corporate laptop without the IT doing anything about it.

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 56 points 3 months ago

Yeah that seems pretty negligent on their part.

[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

I've been in IT for a few years and I've changed companies a few times. I just checked my login creds for various systems of 3 previous employers and like half of them still work. Unfortunately it's a lot more common than any IT department would like to admit

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 59 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It’s only hacking if it’s in a CVE.

Anything else is just sparkling unauthorized access.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's just not true.

  1. Zero days
  2. Social Engineering
  3. Things that just don't receive a CVE, because there are many more vulnerabilities than there are CVEs
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Social engineering isn't hacking. It's social engineering

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 points 3 months ago

Hacking humans, not technology

[–] YoorWeb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Social engineering = human hacking

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

I hack my supermarket by stealing mangoes.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Technically he was not authorized to use the computer system due to his termination which the law looks at and calls hacking.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, the law specifically called this "unauthorized access to computer material". It's right there in the article.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I'll give you half a point because technically you are right.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

He also didn't delete servers