23andMe's defense as regards data privacy laws is essentially to claim that a data breach did not actually occur, given that the incident stemmed from the failure of certain users to change passwords that had been exposed elsewhere.
About 26 Million Fortune 1000 Employee Credentials Available on the Dark Web, Password Reuse Rampant
SpyCloud found about 26 million Fortune 1000 employee credentials circulating on the dark web. Password reuse, weak passwords, and infostealers were responsible for the leaks.
New exposed credentials are growing steadily with an increase of 16.6% from last year while previously exposed information continues to recirculate within underground communities.
Information from 3.68 million leaked user accounts of Mobifriends dating app allow hackers to exploit password reuse problem and unlock a lot more accounts.
In spite of many, many public warnings, users of Windows and Microsoft's various cloud-based services appear to still be committing the cyber sin of password reuse.
With data breaches happening every day, it's time for enterprises to understand the severity of password reuse and prevent it from becoming a costly affair.
