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|    Alan Browne to Mickey D    |
|    Re: RockYou2024 leak of 10 billion passw    |
|    07 Jul 24 07:26:29    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone       XPost: alt.os.linux, comp.sys.mac.system       From: bitbucket@blackhole.com              On 2024-07-06 19:28, Mickey D wrote:       >       > "Threat actors could exploit the RockYou2024 password compilation to       > conduct brute-force attacks and gain unauthorized access to various online       > accounts used by individuals who employ passwords included in the dataset,"       > the team explained.              Why Passkeys should be used wherever financial transactions or sensitive       information are concerned. Or at least TFA.              And passwords need to be strong - computer generated is always best.              Otherwise password access should have time outs.              1st time wrong: no delay       2nd time wrong: 1 s delay       3rt time wrong: 2 s delay       4th time wrong: 4 s       5 8 s              10 4 hour delay, then reset to 0 delay.              Brute force login attacks would simply not work.              --       "It would be a measureless disaster if Russian barbarism overlaid        the culture and independence of the ancient States of Europe."       Winston Churchill              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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