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OP finds vulnerability where a forum sends you your password in plaintext over email and everyone misses the forest for the trees (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by JackbyDev@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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This thread is frustrating. Everyone seems more interested in nitpicking the specifics of what OP is saying and are ignoring that a forum sends you your password (not an automatically generated one) in an email on registration.

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[–] sekhat@lemmy.temporus.me 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd be more worried if someone who uses the internet to such a degree that they use Lemmy over Reddit, on a programming forum, didn't get the reference. This is famous hacker lore at this point.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you be worried for me, and fill me in?

[–] Spellinbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This will explain it for you.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hunter2

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I’ve seen people do that crap on RuneScape back in the day. Not sure I’ve ever seen the meme though.