The Great Google Password Heist: 15 years of hacking passwords to test our security (and build team culture!)

Published

2024-12-04 00:00

Collected

2026-07-02 00:32

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id: 1074
title: "The Great Google Password Heist: 15 years of hacking passwords to test our security (and build team culture!)"
source_domain: bughunters.google.com
source_url: "https://bughunters.google.com/blog/the-great-google-password-heist-15-years-of-hacking-passwords-to-test-our-security-and-build-team-culture"
published_at: "2024-12-04 00:00"
tags: ["offensive-security", "password-cracking", "security-testing", "google", "password-security", "team-culture"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1074"
lang: en
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# The Great Google Password Heist: 15 years of hacking passwords to test our security (and build team culture!)

## Summary

Google's security team describes its 'Leaving Tradition,' a long-running offensive security exercise where departing members hack passwords to test defenses and strengthen team culture.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bughunters.google.com
- **Published:** 2024-12-04 00:00
- **Original:** https://bughunters.google.com/blog/the-great-google-password-heist-15-years-of-hacking-passwords-to-test-our-security-and-build-team-culture
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1074