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Thursday, March 14, 2002
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/03/13/dangerous.passwords/index.html UK study: Passwords often easy to crack From Andrew Brown, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) -- Computer passwords are supposed to be secret. But psychologists say it is possible to predict a password based on the personalities of users or even what is on their desks. Objects around the office may not seem important. But they may help someone to crack your computer password and masquerade as you, sending e-mails, accessing files and even plundering your online bank account....
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