Data of Thousands of Children Stolen After Old Account with Password "Password1" Is Breached

A cyberattack stole information on thousands of children after attackers accessed an account using the password "Password1," according to the UK Information Commissioner's Office. Other coverage describes the attack as a ransomware attack.

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• Infosecurity Magazine described the attack as a ransomware attack that hit an account with the password "Password1."

  «Children’s Data Stolen After Ransomware Attack Compromises ‘Password1’ Account»

  Infosecurity Magazine
• According to the BBC, the targeted account was an old account belonging to one of the companies.

  «Hackers steal children's data after company used 'Password1' to protect old account»

  BBC
• The BBC reported that the UK Information Commissioner's Office was the one that announced the incident.

  «وأعلنت هيئة مفوض المعلومات البريطانية الواقعة، وفق ما نقلته بي بي سي»

  BBC

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