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May 5, 2015 07:15 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/94d2leuRyD4/virgin-media-tweet-exposes-pas.html
Virgin Media's "plain text password"problem
Hacker News noticed that Virgin Media's staff can view users' passwords.
However, it may be just in reference to a temporary ones issued for phone supportthough Virgin isn't responding in any hurry to the concerns.
Storing passwords in plain text is considered bad.
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/94d2leuRyD4/virgin-media-tweet-exposes-pas.html
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