Yawn.....Another multi-million dollar data breach

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They didn't say what method was used to encrypt the data. ROT-13 doesn't count .

Then again, PIN numbers are encrypted at the keypad level these days, at least that is good for ATM cards. Credit cards are a whole other deal. That provides these people little comfort. What other data do they have?

TJX and Heartland would have said nothing unless they had to legally. You and I know that some middle management type looking to save a buck and make himself look good by either screwing other people, his subordinates, consultants, or even his bosses was probably the genesis.

And you know that in many places in Corporate America, such behavior would be rewarded positively for innovation. Other places would find such a manager mysteriously "resigning" and ending up at another place, or quietly "out of the industry". Dilbert is a documentary in this regard.

Like I said, I deal with middle management a lot. Never before have I seen people so willing to screw each other blind and bitch over petty little things instead of working to get things done. I thought things were bad when I spent most of my time working on the tech side of the house instead of management.

I've seen enough of this to believe that petty infighting and the blame game had a significant contribution to this unfortunate incident. Now a company is probably going to go under because some middle manager in charge of network security had a grudge with the DBAs.