Clarkson PLC has revealed that a single user account was at the crux of a data breach resulting in the theft of confidential information.. The cybersecurity incident took place in 2017, in which threat actors gained access to internal systems from May 31, 2017, until November 4, 2017. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . In 2018, a breach occurred that highlighted the dangers of weak passwords, resulting in exposure of sensitive information through a compromised account.. Data Breach, Cyber Incident, Unauthorized Access, User Account, Confidential Data. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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