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My cousin told me his password was 'password123' because 'nobody would guess it'...
This was at a family BBQ in Austin last summer, and I had to explain why that's the first thing a script tries. Anyone else have a story about a simple security mistake that just made you shake your head?
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amy_murphy1512d ago
Yeah, that "puzzle for friends" line from @richardp19 is so true. It's like people imagine a hacker is a person sitting there guessing, not a program. I see it with my parents writing their PIN on a note in their wallet, or using the same simple password for everything. They just don't get that the threat isn't a curious person, it's a machine doing the work.
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richardp1912d ago
How many times have you seen someone use their pet's name or birthday as a password? It feels like a lot of people treat security like a puzzle for friends, not for hackers with automated tools. They pick something easy to remember, forgetting that a computer can try a million common words in a second. It's the same mindset that makes people hide a spare key under the doormat.
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