Security Tales: Selling a Server

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- Good morning, Johann!

- Hello, Rita! You're all so excited. What happened?

- Johann, my group has recently gained a new employee, Paul Wein. Remember, we recently hired him? He came from the Academy.

- Yes, of course, I remember. What about him?

— He said that he and his colleagues are running an Internet project to protect children on the Internet.

- Yes, I remember that. A very interesting project, especially since it seems they are running it for free?

- Yes, they started this project while they were still greece mobile database at the Academy. So. Not long ago, servers of the bankrupt IX trading network were put up for sale on an electronic classifieds website. And Paul and his comrades bought two of the servers for 1,500 imperials. The Academy gave the money, since it is believed that this project will be very important for the empire. Moreover, this project is under the patronage of the empress.

- Well done. If our department can help them, let them tell us what they need.

- Wait, Johann! It's much more interesting! The guys have been investigating the servers to see if they can restore the information. I think it's time for our unit to get involved before all the retailer's machines are sold.

— Even so?

— Exactly! According to Paul, while studying the server hard drives, he found a wide range of customer information: credentials, invoices, ID photos, names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and a number of unencrypted passwords. One of the servers contained a table with data for 258,000 payment cards. He also managed to gain access to a disk image from a computer used by the company’s founder, Steve Chen.

- Wow! What's the reason for the equipment sale?

— The company was unable to pay the rent for the premises and all the hardware went to pay off the debt.