I mean, it happened to the FBI... https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoax-email-blast-abused-...
>The FBI is aware of a software misconfiguration
That's not a misconfiguration, that's incompetence.
How do these people get hired?
That's actually really easy:
1. be government agency
2. pay 30-70% less than private sector companies would for a similar position
3. receive applicants that are 30-70% less competent
Bonus:
- have 30+ year old systems nobody understands anymore because the team behind them has been dead/retired for a decade
- have hiring process handled entirely by out of touch suits
- have a revolving door of motivated soon-to-be burnouts mopping up the mess behind the aforementioned regular employees
in 2026, by a drunk who gives out whiskey bottles branded with their name
>The FBI is aware of a software misconfiguration
That's not a misconfiguration, that's incompetence.
How do these people get hired?
That's actually really easy:
1. be government agency
2. pay 30-70% less than private sector companies would for a similar position
3. receive applicants that are 30-70% less competent
Bonus:
- have 30+ year old systems nobody understands anymore because the team behind them has been dead/retired for a decade
- have hiring process handled entirely by out of touch suits
- have a revolving door of motivated soon-to-be burnouts mopping up the mess behind the aforementioned regular employees
in 2026, by a drunk who gives out whiskey bottles branded with their name