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Security · 1h ago

Law Firm's Single Admin Password Exposed All Client Data

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

A law firm required all employees to share one admin password, granting full access to any account. The policy, revealed by a former IT staffer, meant anyone with the password could impersonate any user and view all client files. The firm has not commented on the security lapse.

Meridian48 take
This is a textbook case of security theater—a single password undermines all other controls, and the firm's silence suggests it may not have learned the lesson yet.
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