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Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

www.bleepingcomputer.com Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks.

Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks.

Out of more than 1.8 million administrator credentials analyzed, over 40,000 entries were “admin,” showing that the default password is widely accepted by IT administrators.

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