Salaries
Back in the late 80's I was working for a broker in the City. Their computer dept were rubbish and I saw them at their terminals logging into other users terminals to sort out problems.
Ah, I thought. I can use this. It started quite innocently where I would change the directory to the root and log into my girlfriends Spreadsheet program(she obviously worked at the same Company) and leave her saucy messages.

This went on for a few weeks, until I discovered that I could log into anyones spreadsheets. Remember that this is before e.mail!!!

After cruising through general tat on the accounts users spreadsheets, I hit upon the Financial Directors files - yawn, yawn, yawn, hang on what's that? 'Salaries'?? Get in there. Yep, he had everyones salary and proposed pay increase.

Information is Power, so with this little secret tucked up my sleave I chose to tell one of my mates what his payrise was and I was getting more. He didn't believe me until he got his review then promptly grassed me up. Tosser.

I got a bollocking, but IT were dragged over the coals and given a huge dressing down about lack of security protocols etc.

Thing was I still knew everyones salary for the next year! They tried deleting my memory with copious amounts of alcohol but I kept a print out at home! Ha Ha.

Made plenty of people .....
(Suck it and Sea, Fri 2 Feb 2007, 8:51, Reply)