Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords

[Palmpilot]

Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-gang-amasses-over-billion-201533714.html

 

[Scrabo]

And 50% of them are "password" !!!!!

 

[ron22]

And 50% of them are "password" !!!!!

It really would be cool to compile the list and see just how many passwords really are "Password" or 1234 or something realy stupid like that

 

[Cpt_Kirk]

"Russian gang"

Yeah, I'm sure about that one.

 

[CTLSi]

Stay off the Russian websites then...

 

[flyingron]

12345? That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage.

 

[Zeldman]

At least I use drowssap.

 

[JeffDG]

Many years ago, back in the days of Windows NT, I ran a password cracker on the company's domain database.

70% of the passwords were the company name, or a variation of the company name plus a number that varied with the number of times the user had been required to change their password since their account was created.

 

[Florida Cracker]

I guess, " I LIKE CAKE," isn't safe anymore?

 

[JeffDG]

I guess, " I LIKE CAKE," isn't safe anymore?

A dictionary attack will find that password almost instantly.

 

[gkainz]

MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento

 

[cowman]

http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/statistics-from-10000-leaked-hotmail-passwords/

Analysis from a different set of stolen passwords.

 

[JeffDG]

 

[Florida Cracker]

MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento

Eight characters and a capitol?

 

[Palmpilot]

Eight characters and a capitol?

I believe that one's eight characters and a capital, although there is a capitol in the capital.