The company's biggest security hole lived in the breakroom

A digital forensics investigator recounts how a corporate data breach was traced back to an internet-connected coffee machine on the secure network. The device had a default password, an outdated OS, and no firewall, allowing threat actors to exfiltrate sensitive data with every brew. The story parallels a 2017 casino breach via a connected fish tank, with Forrester Research confirming that IoT devices are increasingly exploited due to default credentials and lack of monitoring. Key takeaway: always change default passwords and carefully control which devices join your network.