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Security experts vent over yet another default-password breach
Original: Another breach writeup, another root cause that turns out to be a default password. Every single time. # infosec
Information security professionals are once again discussing a breach whose root cause was a device or account left running with its default password, expressing frustration that the same basic mistake keeps recurring across incident writeups. Commenters echo the sentiment that default credentials remain one of the most common and preventable causes of major security incidents, renewing calls for mandatory password changes and hardened defaults from vendors.
Why now: A new breach writeup blamed a default password, a recurring and avoidable failure that frustrates the security community.
Evidence
- Another breach writeup, another root cause that turns out to be a default password. Every single time. # infosec · vyrqelith · 1
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