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

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

There not really much in the article but i know a lot of stuff gets shipped with admin/admin. A lot of manufacturers are starting to ship with secure passwords and a requirement to make one on first boot.