'Password1' and a Forgotten Test Account Land Welsh Outfits in Hot Water

Cyber attackers hacked thousands of children’s data due to common password fail

‘Password1 is not an appropriate password, it is a wide-open door to nefarious actors’, the ICO’s head of investigations warned in his rebuke

'Password1' and a forgotten test account land Welsh outfits in hot water

A test account protected by "Password1" helped an intruder steal personal data relating to 3,300 people, mostly children, in a ransomware attack that has drawn regulatory rebukes for two Welsh organizations.The Information Commission's Office (ICO) issued reprimands rather than fines to Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, also known as Data Cymru.According to the ICO, altnet ONL provided server and connectivity…

Thousands of children have data stolen from Welsh organisations who ...

Two Welsh organisations reprimanded after cyber-attack exposed children’s information

Nation Cymru staff Two Welsh organisations reprimanded after a cyber-attack exposed children’s information, with one told ‘Password1 is not an appropriate password, it is a wide-open door to nefarious actors’. The Information Commission’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, known as Data Cymru, […]

Welsh firms ‘Password1’ and ‘Test 2’ fails led to hackers stealing children’s data

Alex Hickey reports: Two Welsh organisations have been censured by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a ransomware attack led to the theft of personal data belonging to 3,300 individuals, the vast majority of whom were children. Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, known as Data Cymru, received reprimands... Source