Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company - BBC News
- Cyber Framework Solutions
- Jul 23
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 12
One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work.
One small mistake
In 2023, KNP was running 500 lorries – most under the brand name Knights of Old.
The company said its IT complied with industry standards and it had taken out insurance against cyber-attack.
But a gang of hackers, known as Akira, got into the system leaving staff unable to access any of the data needed to run the business. The only way to get the data back, said the hackers, was to pay.
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