OWASP server blunder exposes decade of resumes

A misconfigured MediaWiki web server allowed digital snoops to access members' resumes containing their personal details at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Foundation. According to the nonprofit, which works to improve web app security, it became aware of the misconfig and subsequent data breach in late …

[Doctor Syntax]

"We recognize the significance of this breach, especially considering the OWASP Foundation's emphasis on cybersecurity,"

This must be about the first ever breach announcement to show evidence of self-awareness.

[IGotOut]

The first question....

...why do you have that information in the first place?

[johnrobyclayton]

Re: The first question....

It was part of the application process.

Why was it kept?

Time to do some housekeeping and delete anything you do not need to keep.

Also saves on storage costs.

[spireite]

That's gonna sting :D

I imagine when theywere told this, there was a hive of activity to address it.

[Missing Semicolon]

The End

Are we at the stage where you must assume that any information entered into any "secure" web signup process will, at some point, be public?

How does civilisation cope with simply no way to definitively identify yourself?