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Two Million Passwords Compromised By Keylogger Virus

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

Ocean Consulting writes "CNN is reporting that over two million passwords from web service companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo have been captured via a key logging virus. The story is based on information released by security firm Trustwave. The report critiques how bad people are at making secure passwords, but does mention the use of Pony Botnet Controller."

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  1. I have some bad news and some good news by 14erCleaner · · Score: 5, Funny

    The bad news is that 2 million passwords have been compromised.

    The good news is that they're all "123456".

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  2. For the record by koan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not bad at making up secure passwords, I'm just bad at remembering them.

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