Reminds me of a German developer that got prosecuted because he opened an EXE file with notepad and found a hardcoded database password there: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Modern-Solution-Convicted-IT-ex...

>The password to this database was stored unencrypted in an executable file of the middleware product and was the same for all Modern Solution customers

>Modern Solution then reported the security researcher to the police, who searched his home and confiscated his work equipment

>The programmer has thus been sentenced to a fine of 3,000 euros and must bear the costs of the proceedings