Posts by Leon

Monster.com suffers database breach deja vu

Monster's response

This is what I got [eventually] for my question "RE the recent security breach, can you confirm whether passwords are being stored in plain text (i.e. unencrypted) form in the Monster databases?":

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Discussion Thread

Response (Christy Thompson) 02/03/2009 08:31 AM

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Monster Global Customer Services. I do apologize, but I can not confirm how the passwords are stored in our database.

Christy

Monster Global customer Services

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AAARRRGGGHHH!!

Iowa house swallowed in grain bin collapse

12,000 metric tonnes?

tonnes? What happened to El Reg's official standard for weight?!

Bluetooth comes to set-top boxes

@Rich

Oh get with it Rich. Over the last 20 years I've seen such differences in the performance of infrared remote controls that you can't possibly claim it's NOT BROKEN. My latest experience with a IR remote is the one for my 32" Samsung LCD TV, which sucks!

Compared with the BlueTooth remote for my PS3, it's virtually useless.