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2014-08-06 Science & Technology

Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords

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Posted by Steve White 2014-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Are we certain this hacking job isn't Putin government-sponsored? The Russian gang story is just a front?

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-06 10:15|| 2014-08-06 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like we need more and more two-factor authentication now days.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-08-06 10:21|| 2014-08-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#3 A quarter of all were either '12345678' or 'password'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-06 11:58|| 2014-08-06 11:58|| Front Page Top

#4 One capital letter and one symbol @#$%& somewhere in the middle will make most passwords almost unhackable...throw in a couple of random numbers and use 3s instead of e or e instead of three and 5 and s and you can just relax.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-08-06 16:06|| 2014-08-06 16:06|| Front Page Top

#5 We have registered your new password successfully... From Russia with Love. from Your Hacker Boris....

Posted by Omolulet Angiling3112 2014-08-06 16:46|| 2014-08-06 16:46|| Front Page Top

#6 A quarter of all were either '12345678' or 'password'.

Sounds like the thing an idiot would have on his luggage.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-08-06 17:16|| 2014-08-06 17:16|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if they got "CorrectHorseBatteryStaple"

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-08-06 17:41|| 2014-08-06 17:41|| Front Page Top

#8 And repor from HONG KONG, no less.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-06 22:54|| 2014-08-06 22:54|| Front Page Top

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