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Post by ty on Apr 5, 2011 13:38:38 GMT -5
Hackers Changes Millions of Passwords to "password" !www.thehackernews.com/2011/04/hackers-changes-millions-of-passwords.htmlPasswords from over 3,000,000 user accounts were apparently set to "password" late last night in a wide-spread hack that affected hundreds of news, retail and Web 2.0 sites. Most affected users are completely unaware of the attack. According to current statistics, 62% of affected users would not notice such a change as their password was already "password". Several sites have reported that they are taking steps to protect compromised accounts. In addition, many sites are creating a new rule to ban using the word "password" as a password. Users are reacting fiercely to the hack but even more so to the ban many sites are putting on one of the world's most popular passwords. Online riots are to be expected. The hacker group named "Obvious" has claimed credit for last evening's attack. Thousands of hacked Twitter and Facebook accounts posted the message "We are all Obvious! Don't Expect Us". A 1.9 GB file containing more than 3,000,000 user names — and one password — is now available for download as a torrent file via The Pirate Bay. To avoid problems like this in the future, we are recommending users to change their password everywhere to "password1", which is obviously more secure.
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DebMD (banned)
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"Banned," they say. "Don't worry," they say. But beneath their words lurks a dark, terrible secret.
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Post by DebMD (banned) on Apr 5, 2011 14:07:35 GMT -5
Password/Password 1 is not my password.......
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TD2K
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Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger
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Post by TD2K on Apr 5, 2011 14:22:13 GMT -5
how about "newpassword"?
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Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 5, 2011 14:22:52 GMT -5
Dang it TD, that was my question! I didn't know YOU were in my head too!
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TD2K
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Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger
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Post by TD2K on Apr 5, 2011 14:46:52 GMT -5
I thought it was getting crowded in here.
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Peace Of Mind
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[font color="#8f2520"]~ Drinks Well With Others ~[/font]
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Apr 5, 2011 14:47:39 GMT -5
Oh good! I forgot mine again.  |
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Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 5, 2011 14:49:34 GMT -5
POM may actually be able to access some of her accounts again!  TD, at least tell me you brought good booze..... |
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Bluerobin
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Post by Bluerobin on Apr 5, 2011 14:57:51 GMT -5
Thank God I have been hacked before, and my password is now: PassWord10.
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Regie
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I am a big mean snow leopard, yes I AM
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Post by Regie on Apr 5, 2011 15:08:43 GMT -5
Thanks blue and where do you bank again? Oh and what is your CC numbers just in case I need to verify your password?  |
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Peace Of Mind
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[font color="#8f2520"]~ Drinks Well With Others ~[/font]
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Apr 5, 2011 16:03:20 GMT -5
LOL Regie! I think I know where he lives! We can split it!  |
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Bluerobin
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Post by Bluerobin on Apr 5, 2011 16:17:26 GMT -5
POM, I never had a pin number. If you don't have the cash, you can't afford it.
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