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Equifax Had 'Admin' as Login and Password in Argentina (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on from the security-woes dept.

Reader wired_parrot writes: The credit report provider Equifax has been accused of a fresh data security breach, this time affecting its Argentine operations. The breach was revealed after security researchers discovered that an online employee tool used by Equifax Argentina was accessible using the "admin/admin" password combination.

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  1. Negligence does not get more gross by gweihir · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This needs to be treated and punished the same as intent.

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  2. wow.. by bravecanadian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I mean we all know there is no such thing as 100% safe in information security but this is not even trying..

  3. Re:Are you shitting me ? by DivineKnight · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nonsense. We have the Cloud now, so it's totally cool to use default or easily guessable passwords.

  4. Re:MAGA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Some of them conveniently sold their stock the day before the big announcement... but of course they had no idea about the breach.

  5. Re:more than one moron by angel'o'sphere · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why does equipment even have a default user/password?
    It simply should not function until you have changed/set it.

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