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

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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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[-] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Majority of those accounts are probably used on portals for printer/copiers.

[-] ____@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

And no doubt for a bunch of off-brand internet-connected cameras. Or, those are just totally open to the whole world. Glad to see Shodan is still up... Though I'd hoped some mfg would change their practices once it became obvious no one changes the default.

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