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Bad Password Allowed Swedish Watergate

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-why-my-password-is-swordfish dept.

fredr1k writes "The Swedish Watergate reported earlier this week was possible because of the usage of terrible weak passwords (Swedish) and a not functional IT policy. The Swedish newspaper Göterborgs-Posten reports the source of the password was a partymember who's account was "sigge" with password "sigge" and was "stolen" in march this year. Seasoned Slashdot readers would call it "a-not-so-hard-to-crack-password". "

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  1. Hmmm... by BrokenHalo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seasoned Slashdot readers would call it "a-not-so-hard-to-crack-password".

    I would have thought a snotty-nosed 11-year-old would regard that password as not-so-hard-to-crack. Oh well, nothing to see here, move on please...

    1. Re:Hmmm... by carpeweb · · Score: 5, Funny

      Seasoned Slashdot readers
      vs.
      snotty-nosed 11-year-old

      So, why was this not modded redundant??

      Aw, c'mon folks, let's laugh at ourselves once in a while ...

    2. Re:Hmmm... by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

      That rattling sound you hear is everyone on Slashdot changing their passwords at once.

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      Slashdot Burying Stories About Slashdot Media Owned
    3. Re:Hmmm... by beef3k · · Score: 5, Funny

      "kinda strong" eh? That should be easibly crackable with a simple dictionary attack.

    4. Re:Hmmm... by Fordiman · · Score: 3, Funny

      don't think so. It's based on the Phonic64 transform with numbers and punctuation at >10 characters.

      --
      110100 1101000 1101000 1100110 0 1101111 1101000 1100011 1
    5. Re:Hmmm... by CommunistHamster · · Score: 3, Funny

      Let's see now...Username: "Fordiman", Password: "kinda strong" Success!

    6. Re:Hmmm... by kalirion · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pffft, nobody can guess my password, 'hunter2'. I know you only see '*******' there, but I actually typed in my real password. This is one feature I'm really glad Slashdot stole from IRC.

  2. Incredible! by Guaranteed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got the same password on my briefcase!

  3. Effective PW by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's not forget the user who actually had a decent password.

    uid: schef
    pwd: mmborkburdyhurdymurdy

    --
    Those who believe the Internet is private,
    find their privates are on the Internet.
  4. Password by Frankie70 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Swedish newspaper Göterborgs-Posten reports the source of the password was a partymember who's account was "sigge" with password "sigge"

    My next password is going to be Göterborgs-Posten.
    Try cracking that.

    1. Re:Password by grazzy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since they spelled Göteborg wrong, yeah, it'll be a damn good password.

  5. Other passwords of note. by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    President Scroob: 12345
    President Nixon: iam!acrook
    President Clinton I: hopemyhusbanddoesntfindoutaboutthepassword
    President Bush I: anybodybutmysons
    President Clinton II: wishmyhusbandtoldmemonicawasbi8yearsago
    President Bush II: 12345
    President Quayle I: potatoe

    Don't blame me for that last one. My password was "colbertstewart2012".

  6. password tips by digitalderbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a good opportunity to outline a few tips for strong passwords. For example, I use my username twice and the number of states as my password.

    1. Re:password tips by digitalderbs · · Score: 5, Funny

      I, digitalderbs, Is a COMPL3TE iDiOT AND MorON!1!!111 OMG.

      I also have small reproductive organs!11!

  7. Swedish passwords by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, Swedish passwords are weak. We Danes have known this for many years; it is inevitable given that the average number of syllables per word in Swedish is 1.22 (scientific studies have shown it!).

    "sigge", a duosyllabic password, is an indication that the user was a member of the upper strata of Swedish society, with Abba and Ace of Base.

    (NB: I can handle pissed off Swedes, but not moderators lacking the humor gene)

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    Blearf. Blearf, I say.
  8. A little joke by SlashGet · · Score: 5, Funny

    - What's the opposite to firewall? - Watergate

  9. Re:Stig-Olof "Sigge" Fribergs by JackBuckley · · Score: 4, Funny

    From TFA: Själv tycker han inte att han handskats ovarsamt med sina inloggningsuppgifter. Translation: My hovercraft is full of eels!

  10. choosing good passwords by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 3, Funny

    mine is 12345. Nobody would ever guess that one. It's a password only an idiot would put on his luggage.

  11. All Your Swedes by Kamiza+Ikioi · · Score: 4, Funny
    Captain: Take off every 'sigge' !!
    Captain: You know what you doing.
    Captain: Move 'sigge'.
    Captain: For great justice.


    Seasoned Slashdot readers would call it "a-not-so-hard-to-crack-password"


    Seasoned Slashdot readers probably use zig:zig on BugMeNot and other "social" logins. I guess it just translates different in Sweden, kinda cute even... mental images of the Swedish Chef singing AYB.
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    I8-D
  12. Re:Spaceballs: The Movie by fbjon · · Score: 3, Funny

    My suitcase goes to 11.

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    True confidence comes not from realising you are as good as your peers, but that your peers are as bad as you are.
  13. Re:Informative?? by miceliux · · Score: 3, Funny

    but I'm first!!!!