24533354 story Incomplete PDF Redaction Leaks Data From UK MoD 74 Posted by timothy on Sunday October 09, @05:55PM from the peekaboo-theory dept. An anonymous reader writes “The UK Ministry of Defence has been left with egg on its face, after a supposedly redacted PDF detailing secrets related to clocks air defence radar systems was published on a parliamentary website. The problem? Whoever did the redacting simply changed the sensitive text to black on a black background, making it possible for anyone to access the information simply by cutting-and-pasting. The incident is particularly embarrassing for the Ministry, as six gift ideas months ago precisely the same security screw-up occurred — that time related to sensitive information about nuclear submarines.” 50 of 74 comments loaded it military security Related Links Tweet Previous story: Tablet Makers Try To Beat iPad’s $500 Pricetag Submission: Secrets leak as MOD fails to redact PDF properly Incomplete PDF Redaction Leaks Data From UK MoD
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