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123456 Was the most common Hotmail password in phishing attack
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10-09-2009
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123456 Was the most common Hotmail password in phishing attack
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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10-09-2009
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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"!
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10-09-2009
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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....
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10-09-2009
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i dont think verizon either has their operations or customer support based in Pakistan,and u sure aint gonna find any1 named "Biff"..hehe
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10-09-2009
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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. Last edited by captaincranky; 10-09-2009 at 05:55 PM.. |
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10-09-2009
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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.
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10-09-2009
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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 |
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