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These are the 20 most common passwords leaked on the dark web — make sure none of them are yours
CNBC ^ | 27 February 2022 | Tom Huddleston Jr.

Posted on 02/27/2022 8:28:15 AM PST by zeestephen

It's a timely concern. Cybersecurity experts say the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict could result in an uptick in cyberattacks around the world, with U.S. banks expressing concern this week that they could be targeted.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: cybersecurity; p55w0r; passwords
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To: Beowulf9

No problem. I have most of my posts taken down. I don’t care. Free Republic is still a great forum.


41 posted on 02/27/2022 9:13:22 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 32 days away from outliving Robert Reed (of Brady Bunch Fame))
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To: UnwashedPeasant

B-O-S-C-O?


42 posted on 02/27/2022 9:15:22 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Mustard

UscammersRG2H Yep, cyber hell has a physical IP address. Static and very hot.


43 posted on 02/27/2022 9:15:25 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: UnwashedPeasant

I’m surprised “welcome” isn’t one of them.


44 posted on 02/27/2022 9:17:13 AM PST by FamiliarFace
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To: zeestephen

I use “incorrect”. That way, when I enter it wrong, they remind me: “your password is incorrect.”


45 posted on 02/27/2022 9:19:07 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: MisterMagic

Bkmk


46 posted on 02/27/2022 9:20:27 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: zeestephen
In "Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground," Kevin Poulsen describes how real life hacker Max Butler hacked the top stolen credit card forums, put their data on his forum, and deleted them.

He then sent emails to all the subscribers and server admins that they were all now on his forum and as well taunted them that "1234" is not a secure server password. Again, these were hacker servers.
47 posted on 02/27/2022 9:35:08 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

IF THEY know the most common ones, don’t they know the rest?


48 posted on 02/27/2022 9:36:48 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: zeestephen

A great password is

Incorrect_password


49 posted on 02/27/2022 9:38:21 AM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty. ))))
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I’ll add here that I use Bitwarden as my password manager.

I used to use 1Password, but like this better.


50 posted on 02/27/2022 9:38:45 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything.)
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To: dblshot

LOL... GU812


51 posted on 02/27/2022 9:41:28 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: BenLurkin


52 posted on 02/27/2022 9:42:37 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: zeestephen

I figure the more passwords you have, the better chance one of them will be broken. That’s why I only ever use one, p@ssword. See, the a is replaced by a @. Nobody would ever think of that one.


53 posted on 02/27/2022 9:43:52 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: UnwashedPeasant

I use password but with a capital P. No one will figure that one out.


54 posted on 02/27/2022 9:48:14 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Two Kids' Dad
I like just using “incorrect”.

Then, whatever you type in the computer tells you, “your password is incorrect”. 😃

55 posted on 02/27/2022 9:51:11 AM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: zeestephen
Having an untraceable screen name is equally important!

Regards,

56 posted on 02/27/2022 9:55:12 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: dinodino
You’ve got to be pretty stupid to use any of those...so stupid, in fact, that you probably shouldn’t use a computer.

No kidding! My passwords are generally at least 20 characters with random mix of upper case, lower case, numbers and special characters. I also try to chance passwords regularly and I never use the same password on any two sites.

57 posted on 02/27/2022 10:06:54 AM PST by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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To: dinodino

I agree. But if you ever want to see stupid work in a hospital ER like I do.

Good Lord the stupid, selfish and hurtful things humans are capable of is just amazing. And some just get sick through no fault of their own.

It’s a great job though. I like to work with people, the money is good and to be truthful and with all due respect a lot of these nurse are some of the gorgeous young women I have ever laid eyes on.

And I respect them very highly. They have a tough job to do.


58 posted on 02/27/2022 10:20:43 AM PST by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: UnwashedPeasant

How dare they post my passwords out there for anyone to see?


59 posted on 02/27/2022 10:50:03 AM PST by BipolarBob (The roar of the masses could be "Let's Go Brandon".)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Thought “admin” would be in list...


60 posted on 02/27/2022 11:02:05 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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