'Snoopy', 'Adolf' and 'Password': The Hungarian Government Passwords Exposed
lschueller
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April 09, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
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‘Among those affected were a senior military officer responsible for information security, a counter terrorism coordinator in the foreign affairs department, and an employee whose role was to identify hybrid threats against the country.’ There shouldn’t even be the option to use simple passwords. And MFA should be mandatory. This reads like something from the 90’s.
verdverm
FYI, elections in Hungary are Sunday. There have been some interesting "leaks" this week, those which I have seen are negative for the current gov't (Orban). I haven't seen any for the opposition, which I find surprising given both the Putin and Trump regimes are in Orban's corner. From a couple days ago, showing a 12 point plan between Orban and Russia for closer ties: https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-and-russia-struck-12...