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Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password::Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

My providers router has the username locked as 'Admin'. They are pretty decent otherwise.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Meh. Username shouldn’t matter anyway. Make sure the password is secure (and stored securely).

    I had a loaned ISP router in the early naughts that I couldn’t change the admin password, but it was the same for all their boxes and someone posted it on my bulletin board. I changed it as soon as I could, but the techs were furious. Whatever man, I’m not letting anyone take control of my LAN because you can’t figure this shit out.

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