What LulzSec Logins Reveal About Bookworms, and Passwords 136
Barence writes "Today the hacking group LulzSec posted 62,000 hacked email usernames and passwords online. PC Pro's Darien Graham-Smith has analysed the passwords stolen — which are believed to have come from a website for writers — and found some interesting patterns. Aside from 'password' and obvious numerical patterns (i.e. '12345') the most common passwords share a literary theme: 'romance,' 'mystery,' 'shadow' and 'bookworm' are all commonly used passwords. 'Clearly, this is a back-of-an-envelope breakdown of a mixed mass of unverified data,' said Graham-Smith. 'But it gives an interesting insight into the way people choose their passwords: in this case, apparently, on a theme that reflects the nature of the site they're visiting.'"
Re:oh noez! (Score:2, Funny)
And why, for Xenu's sake, are people still storing passwords in plaintext??
because their lazy.
Re:Are you sure? (Score:5, Funny)
My generic password is "iwillnevertellyou".
They'll never figure that one out, not even if they try to beat it out of me.
But of course. (Score:5, Funny)
But it gives an interesting insight into the way people choose their passwords: in this case, apparently, on a theme that reflects the nature of the site they're visiting.
The three most popular Slashdot passwords are 'troll', 'slacker', and 'clown'.