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Hackers stole information from Data Cymru's systems in 2024 which exposed the personal information of 3,300 people

ByAngharad ThomasBBC Wales
  • Published41 minutes ago

A cyber-attack stole information belonging to thousands of children by accessing an account that used the password "Password1", a data watchdog has said.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reprimanded Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and Data Cymru after the attack on 1 November 2024.

The hackers exposed personal information belonging to 3,300 people, mostly children, by using a test account, known as Test2, which had existed for more than 12 years and was protected by the password that could be compromised in less than a second.