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

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/cybersecurity

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] boatswain 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.