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Hackers Stole Children's Data Via Account Using 'Password1'
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Hackers stole personal details of 3,300 people, mostly children, via an old test account protected by the password "Password1", the Information Commissioner's Office says. The watchdog reprimanded IT firm Ogi Networks and Welsh data body Data Cymru over the November 2024 ransomware attack. The account had sat unchecked for over 12 years. Both broke UK data protection law by failing to properly secure their systems.
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