Password recovery from beyond the grave

2022-06-17 08:03

Today's tale, told by a reader Regomized as "Mark" takes us back some 15 years when he was handling the IT needs for a doctor's office.

Readers can probably guess what came next, but Mark was oblivious.

The data was a little too safe; neither Mark nor any of the office staff had any idea what password was used and his backup account was of no use.

Mark took the envelope and opened it, more than a little nervous about what might be about to come from beyond the grave.

"Bingo!" Mark told us, "I tried later that day and was able to unlock the good doctor's personal correspondence over the last dozen or more years."

Sadly, Mark's story does not end so well: "I was rewarded for that success a few months later by being informed that they no longer had any need of my services."

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