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123456 Was the most common Hotmail password in phishing attack

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Earlier this week, over 30,000 email account names and passwords were anonymously posted on the Web. The credentials were compromised in an industry-wide phishing scheme that involved a slew of webmail services, including Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Comcast, and Earthlink. Bogdan Calin managed to snag the initial list of 10,028 accounts, and used it to generate some interesting -- though, unsurprising -- statistics.

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    Matthew, Oct 9, 2009
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  2. captaincranky TechSpot Addict

    123456, Now Can I Go Have Dinner....?

    As someone who has dealt with Verizon customer service in relation to accidental shut offs, failed alias re-points, and lost Email, as a password, "123456", is the quickest way to get off the phone with some imbecile in Pakistan named "Biff"!
    captaincranky, Oct 9, 2009
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  3. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor

    It boggles the mind how careless people are with passwords. These same people are sure to lock their car doors or home doors every time they leave. But properly "lock" their computer apps with a decent password? Can't be bothered....
    TomSEA, Oct 9, 2009
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  4. z0k! Newcomer, in training

    i dont think verizon either has their operations or customer support based in Pakistan,and u sure aint gonna find any1 named "Biff"..hehe :)
    z0k!, Oct 9, 2009
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  5. Reloader2 Newcomer, in training

    People are stupid....
    Reloader2, Oct 9, 2009
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  6. Route44 TechSpot Ambassador

    Hmmmm, reminds me of Space Balls...
    Route44, Oct 9, 2009
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  7. captaincranky TechSpot Addict

    Perhaps it was India and his name was "Dante' ".

    And just FYI, Verizon DOES farm out certain parts of their internet customer service and sales tasks to Central Asian markets. I heard too many Indian/ Pakistani accents on the phone to ever be convinced otherwise.
    captaincranky, Oct 9, 2009
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  8. Guest

    It's almost embarrassing how easy people make it for hackers these days. A simple tool like Deadbolt Password Generator means that remembering passwords is a thing of the past, and at least you won't have the same password for everything.
    Guest, Oct 9, 2009
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  9. z0k! Newcomer, in training

    oh sure..not just verizon but a lot of the companies do,no disputing that..there's a booming trend that has followed CS outsourcing to south asia...
    that reminded me a good ol youtube vid..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMt1ULYna4o
    z0k!, Oct 9, 2009
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  10. Rick TechSpot Staff

    No question about it - Verizon outsources. Their "business" line of services/products are supported in the US though.
    Rick, Oct 10, 2009
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