Seriously? Another One.

Oh, joy. The American Archive of Public Broadcasting – yeah, the *public* one – had a bug. A goddamn bug that let anyone with half a brain and an internet connection download restricted media. We’re talking stuff they didn’t want you seeing, like internal test recordings and other sensitive crap. Apparently, their access controls were about as effective as a screen door on a submarine.

For roughly three weeks – three weeks! – this was happening. They claim it wasn’t actively exploited (yeah right, I bet someone snagged a bunch of stuff), and they’ve “fixed” it now. Fixed meaning they probably slapped a band-aid on something and are hoping nobody notices the gaping hole in their security posture. They’re blaming some misconfigured ElasticSearch setup – because *of course* it’s always ElasticSearch.

Honestly, you’d think an archive dedicated to public broadcasting would have a better handle on keeping things secure. But no. Just another example of incompetence masquerading as public service. Don’t even get me started on the potential legal ramifications. Bunch of amateurs, the lot of ’em.

Source: BleepingComputer

And another thing…

Reminds me of the time I had to babysit a “secure” database for a local library. They were storing patron records in plaintext. Plaintext! I swear, some people just shouldn’t be allowed near computers. It’s infuriating. Absolutely infuriating.

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