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A Password Pandemic. How did a COVID-19 password end up online?

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The username and password to access the Covid – 19 Information System were publicly available on a health institution’s web page for eight days. This period of time was long enough for the page to be indexed by Google and, although invisible on the web page, it was accessible through a simple search. After discovering the matter on the 17th of April, we immediately informed the competent authorities.

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