"The passwords of more than 3,000 UK civil servants have been found exposed on the dark web and other publicly available sources, according to research from NordPass. 195 exposed passwords identified by researchers belonged to staff at the Ministry of Justice, 111 from the Ministry of Defence, and 122 from the Department of Work and Pensions. There were also large numbers of passwords from HM Revenue & Customs, the Home Office,"
""Exposure of sensitive data, including passwords, of civil servants is particularly dangerous," said Karolis Arbačiauskas, head of product at NordPass. "Compromised passwords can affect not only organizations and their employees but also large numbers of citizens. Moreover, such incidents may also pose serious risks to a country's strategic interests." Password security needs shaking up Some of the passwords came up more than once, thanks to multiple incidents related to one email address, or because several people used the same password."
Passwords belonging to more than 3,000 UK civil servants were exposed on the dark web and other publicly available sources. Hundreds of exposed credentials were traced to major departments and several local councils, with 70 linked to Parliament employees. Investigation identified 434 unique passwords overall, with some duplicates arising from repeated incidents or shared passwords. Exposed credentials can compromise organizations, employees and citizens and may threaten strategic interests. Larger organizations face greater exposure due to bigger digital footprints. Many leaks originate from external sites or personal device malware, and employees registering with work emails on third-party sites increases risk.
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