SolarWinds executives blame intern for 'solarwinds123' password lapse

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SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna said that the password had been in use as early as 2017

Executives at Texas-based software firm SolarWinds have blamed an intern for using a weak password that went unnoticed for many years. In a joint hearing before the House Committees on Oversight...

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