▲ 105 ▼ NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have "dummy data" (www.bleepingcomputer.com) submitted 10 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago (8 children) It wasn't, it was test data permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (7 children) You don't have any "test data" if you don't have any "real data". Why would you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Uh.. this entire event is a strong reason for using dummy data in a testing environment. You shouldn't ever use production data in a test environment. You generate dummy data that looks like real data for testing purposes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (5 children) You didn't understand what I am saying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) I do understand, you just don't seem to understand that this testing environment never contained real data. And you can absolutely generate dummy data without having real data to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago I just wanna say that I get what you're saying and this thread was hilarious to me for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (7 children) You don't have any "test data" if you don't have any "real data". Why would you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Uh.. this entire event is a strong reason for using dummy data in a testing environment. You shouldn't ever use production data in a test environment. You generate dummy data that looks like real data for testing purposes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (5 children) You didn't understand what I am saying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) I do understand, you just don't seem to understand that this testing environment never contained real data. And you can absolutely generate dummy data without having real data to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago I just wanna say that I get what you're saying and this thread was hilarious to me for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Uh.. this entire event is a strong reason for using dummy data in a testing environment. You shouldn't ever use production data in a test environment. You generate dummy data that looks like real data for testing purposes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (5 children) You didn't understand what I am saying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) I do understand, you just don't seem to understand that this testing environment never contained real data. And you can absolutely generate dummy data without having real data to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago I just wanna say that I get what you're saying and this thread was hilarious to me for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (5 children) You didn't understand what I am saying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) I do understand, you just don't seem to understand that this testing environment never contained real data. And you can absolutely generate dummy data without having real data to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago I just wanna say that I get what you're saying and this thread was hilarious to me for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) I do understand, you just don't seem to understand that this testing environment never contained real data. And you can absolutely generate dummy data without having real data to start with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I do understand, No, you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Ok, then explain it to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago I say that they shouldn't have any sensitive information at all. And their claim that it was testing data that leaked shows that they do have that sensitive information. It just hasn't leaked yet. At least if we believe in what the company says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago I just wanna say that I get what you're saying and this thread was hilarious to me for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent