Hackers steal data of thousands of children via password unchanged for 12 years
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-21
Per a Polymarket breaking news item, hackers breached a UK company and stole the personal data of thousands of children. The cause: the system's password was "Password1" and had not been changed for 12 years — a stark reminder of basic security hygiene failures at organizations handling sensitive data.
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