GA: Cyberattack on Cobb schools enabled by contractor’s weak password, police say

Kristal Dixon reports:

An attack on the Cobb County School District’s crisis management system that forced all schools into lockdown last month happened because of a weak password, according the police.

The password was not created by a school district employee, but a worker with the AlertPoint security system used by the district, police said.

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