Software firm fined $74k for data breach caused by weak password; half a million users affected
Software firm fined $74k for data breach caused by weak password; half a million users affected
www.straitstimes.com Software firm fined $74k for data breach caused by weak password; half a million users affected
The firm's password was based on its website name. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The firm's password was based on its website name.
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Sofrwarefirm1234 isn't weak, it's long and has numbers in it!
5 0 ReplyThat's definitely going to be one of the first attempted passwords with a dictionary attack, or even with a manual guessing attack.
1 0 ReplyNot with that typo it isn't
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