BlackCloak: Credentials for 68% of top pharma executives are available on the dark web

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https://venturebeat.com/2020/05/06/blackcloak-credentials-for-68-of-top-pharma-executives-are-available-on-the-dark-web/

By Chris O'Brien
VentureBeat.com
May 6, 2020

The security credentials for executives with access to sensitive pharmaceutical 
research and financial information are readily available on the dark web, a 
reminder of the massive vulnerabilities facing critical industries despite 
years of security investment.

In a new report, cybersecurity startup BlackCloak found that 68% of the top 
executives from 30 leading pharmaceutical companies have had their emails 
exposed during a data breach over the past decade. Of that sample, 57% of the 
exposed credentials had their passwords broken, leaving them in plain text and 
easily viewable.

According to Dr. Chris Pierson, founder and CEO of BlackCloak, such security 
breaches are the result of fundamental carelessness, such as reusing the same 
credentials, as well as many executives now having to work from home, where 
their gadgets are outside the company’s security perimeter. While this dynamic 
can be seen across many major industries, it’s particularly worrisome when it 
involves health care-related companies.

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