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The password ‘solarwinds123’ was publicly accessible on GitHub for more than a year and brought to the firm's attention in 2019

Texas-based software company SolarWinds was the victim of a major hack recently that affected multiple government agencies and corporate clients. In a hearing before the House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees, the company's former CEO blamed an intern that changed a company password to "solarwinds123."

The SolarWinds drama just won’t stop. It’s a tale of Russian hackers — and potentially Chinese hackers — alleged email spying, and a gaping

27 February 2021, 5:45 am EST By SolarWinds Executives Blame Intern for Leaking Password 'solarwinds123' Leading to Largest Security Breach in US  ( From Paint ) UPDATE: TechTimes has been contacted by a third-party spokesperson from Goldin Solutions clarifying "SolarWinds has determined that the credentials using that password were for a third-party vendor application and not for access to the SolarWinds IT systems. Furthermore, the third-party application did not...

Current and former top executives at SolarWinds are blaming a company intern for a critical lapse in password security that apparently went undiagnosed for years.