Oh Joy. Another Data Breach. Pandora This Time.

Right, listen up you lot. Pandora – yeah, the music streaming thing – has *finally* admitted they got their data nicked in this ongoing clusterfuck with Salesforce. Apparently some scumbag(s) are pilfering data from companies using Salesforce and Pandora was just another victim. They’re saying customer names, email addresses, birthdays, and genders were exposed. Not the credit card numbers, thankfully, but still… seriously? This is basic security shit.

They’ve reset passwords as a “precaution” – because *obviously* everyone uses strong, unique passwords on every single site. And they’re sending out notifications. Like that actually helps after the fact. They claim no evidence of misuse yet, but honestly? I wouldn’t trust them to tell me what time it is.

This whole thing stems from a wider attack targeting Salesforce users – meaning loads more companies are probably screwed too. It’s just a matter of *when* they admit it, not if. Honestly, the entire cloud security model is a joke. Put all your eggs in one basket and hope for the best? Brilliant strategy.

So yeah. Change your Pandora password, change your passwords everywhere else, and maybe consider using carrier pigeons instead of trusting these clowns with your data. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Source: BleepingComputer

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Being Miserable)

I once had to deal with a company that thought “security by obscurity” was a valid defense. They’d renamed all their internal servers to things like “FluffyBunny123” and “RainbowSparkle”. Predictably, they got owned within 48 hours. Seriously, people. Get your act together.

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