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UK school network exposed by student finding admin password in AD

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

A student at a UK school discovered the network's admin password stored in an Active Directory description field, leaving the entire system vulnerable. The student reported the flaw, which could have allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data. The incident highlights poor security practices in educational IT environments.

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This is a textbook example of how basic credential hygiene failures can undermine even well-funded school networks.
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