2005 Education Passwords Retail 
IT Governance
JUNE 1, 2023
More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords. An additional 6 million records dating back to “at least 2005” were also compromised in the attack, the source of which is not yet known. Cybernews confirmed that the dataset has since been secured.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
In 2005, Sony BMG delivered millions of CDs with a rootkit that monitored listening habits and unintentionally left a backdoor to the device for cybercriminals. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Good password hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent access to keyloggers.
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