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badosu on Dec 26, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be ...

> But honestly is it helping to make fun of the poor user rather than educate them as to why their password is on the list and the importance of secure password practices?

I am not sure the issue poster really uses that password...

reificator on Dec 26, 2017 [–]

Poe's law applies here of course, that's fair. Still...

drdaeman on Dec 26, 2017 | [–]

It's easy to verify. ;) I've just checked - that's not his password.

reificator on Dec 26, 2017 | | | [–]

Are you sure it wasn't their password?

https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/pull/155#issuecom...

knodi123 on Dec 26, 2017 | | | [–]

if it HAD worked, and you told us, then you'd be confessing to violating the Misuse Of Computers act. So of COURSE you'd say that's not his password.

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