MongoHQ Security breach
As much as the actual cause of the concern (apparently serious employee error) was preventable, I was still impressed by their detailed disclosure, the steps that have been taken to mitigate it, and actual details about what was compromised other than the generic "non-credit card personal data".<p>I don't use MongoHQ for any projects right now (I evaluated their offering a year or so ago and opted to go with MongoLab, which I am still suing), but their response impressed me. There is indeed such a thing as screwing up properly, imho.<p>Kudos to the MongoHQ team, and best of luck in dealing with this mess.