Intel Ghosts Researcher Who Found Web Apps Spilled 270k Staff Records
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Intel faces criticism for exposing 270K staff records due to web app flaws, with comments blaming management for prioritizing cost-cutting over security.
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Intel hiring vibe coders and junior devs, nothing new here.
But Intel needs to fire a bunch of Engineering Managers and Directors ASAP. They're the ones replacing experienced devs with inexperienced ones to cut costs by 10x, with no plan in place to test security or product quality. Then they brag in leadership meetings about saving money by replacing their entire Python API team with two JavaScript devs.
Time to make those people accountable.