Weak passwords are a huge threat vector and one of the big points to attack and can lead to data breaches, phishing scams, and ransomware attacks.

The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (TCAS) has warned high-schoolers to keep their passwords to the TCAS system away from prying eyes, following some cases in which students claimed their accounts were accessed by parents, who had changed the chosen faculties and even given up seats on their behalf without the students’ knowledge or consent.