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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.

2 of 123 comments (clear)

  1. 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.

  2. 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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