In Pictures: The most mortifying moments in IT security history

From Lockheed Martin and HBGary Federal to the US government and Cornell University, no one is immune to humiliating security glitches

“Let’s be clear. This disclosure is not just an attack on America – it’s an attack on the international community.” – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2010 following the WikiLeaks data dump of confidential diplomatic cables, some of which showed Clinton ordering a secret spy mission by U.S. diplomats to obtain biometric data, credit-card, passwords, encryption keys and other data on U.N. Security Council representatives.

Credit: Yuri Gripas / Reuters

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