{"slug": "all-the-passwords-were-stored-in-active-directory-description-fields", "title": "All the passwords were stored in Active Directory description fields", "summary": "An organization exposed all user passwords by storing them in plain text within Active Directory description fields, making it trivial for attackers to harvest credentials. The security lapse allowed a hacker to easily retrieve the sensitive information, highlighting a fundamental failure in basic password management practices.", "body_md": "**SPONSORED LINKS**\n\n### MOST POPULAR\n\n## EVENTS\n\n-\n### Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\n\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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