‘If you are reading…’: This password ‘mistake’ shuts down a 158-year-old company (www.hindustantimes.com)

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 week ago

Again, it wasn't just a weak password, it was a whole list of things they did wrong.

[-] boatswain@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it sounds like the real problem is lack of off-site backups. Bad password policies will certainly make it easier for ransomware gangs, but they're not the only thing that has to go wrong.

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025

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