https://venturebeat.com/2020/05/06/blackcloak-credentials-for-68-of-top-pharma-executives-are-available-on-the-dark-web/
By Chris O'Brien
VentureBeat.com
May 6, 2020
The security credentials for executives with access to sensitive pharmaceutical
research and financial information are readily available on the dark web, a
reminder of the massive vulnerabilities facing critical industries despite
years of security investment.
In a new report, cybersecurity startup BlackCloak found that 68% of the top
executives from 30 leading pharmaceutical companies have had their emails
exposed during a data breach over the past decade. Of that sample, 57% of the
exposed credentials had their passwords broken, leaving them in plain text and
easily viewable.
According to Dr. Chris Pierson, founder and CEO of BlackCloak, such security
breaches are the result of fundamental carelessness, such as reusing the same
credentials, as well as many executives now having to work from home, where
their gadgets are outside the company’s security perimeter. While this dynamic
can be seen across many major industries, it’s particularly worrisome when it
involves health care-related companies.
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