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Security breach after photos of Prince William shared online

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dissent

TVNZ reports:

Photographs showing a day in the life of Prince William posted online by St James’ s Palace have caused an embarrassing security blunder for the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom.

The ministry was yesterday forced to reset the user names and computer passwords of dozens of Royal Air Force staff after 10 pictures of Prince William were published on the Duke and Duchess’ new official website, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Apparently sensitive information was visible in four of the shots which capture the 30-year-old’s normal working day as a Search and Rescue helicopter pilot.

A spokesman for the ministry said in a statement yesterday that the security breach was an “administrative oversight”.

“These photographs were not properly cleared at RAF Valley and the images showed unclassified MoD user names, passwords and computer screens on a restricted system.

Read more on TVNZ News.

Category: Breach IncidentsExposureGovernment SectorNon-U.S.

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