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“Abandoned Accounts: Credentials Without Owners”
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Old Accounts Become New Attack Vectors
Former employees, past vendors, or decommissioned systems often leave accounts behind. These logins still work — and attackers love forgotten doors.
Service Accounts Are Rarely Rotated
APIs, CRON jobs, and background tasks run under static credentials for years. They’re overprivileged, under-monitored, and never audited — perfect breach enablers.
Reception, support, events — generic logins get handed down like heirlooms. No ownership means no responsibility. No MFA, no logs, no clue who used them last.
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Orphaned SaaS Licenses Are Easy to Miss
Users leave, but their tools stay active: Canva, Figma, Mailchimp. Licenses remain live with integrations and shared folders still exposed.
Identity Providers Don’t Always Sync Cleanly
HR systems say someone left. Okta or Azure AD disagrees. When deprovisioning fails across systems, credentials live longer than employment.
Regular Account Hygiene Prevents Hidden Risk
Run periodic audits. Cross-check HR data, logins, and SaaS usage. Tag inactive accounts, expire old access, and kill zombie credentials before they invite trouble.
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