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12 Jul 24 - 01:56 PM (#4205353) Subject: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: Ebbie In acknowledgment of the many-heads, much knowledge principle I'm posing a question. This morning there is news of the discovery of a huge (billions!) gather of passwords and usernames from all over the world. I am informed that my password to Mudcat is among those captured. My question: My Mudcat password is the only place where I use that particular password, so why should I care? What possible danger could there be? |
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12 Jul 24 - 04:02 PM (#4205357) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: Joe Offer If people want me to change their password, send me the password you want to change to. But it probably won't make much difference, because Mudcat is not a high-security operation. We're a text-based discussion forum, so we're not intended to be secure. Mudcat passwords are like bathroom door locks, not like safety deposit boxes. But that being said, I don't mind changing passwords if people want me to. joe@mudcat.org |
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12 Jul 24 - 05:45 PM (#4205360) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: DaveRo Ebbie wrote: This morning there is news of the discovery of a huge (billions!) gather of passwords and usernames from all over the world.If that's this news then the thing to know is that it's just a list of words (or strings of characters). Each one is not associated with with a website - eg mudcat. So unless you use the password on a site that would be worth attacking then it's of no importance. Nearly all words in the dictionary will be in it. My mudcat password was in such a list some years ago. Have I Been Pwned? |
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12 Jul 24 - 07:47 PM (#4205375) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: leeneia Maybe 3 or 4 years ago I went to a talk on internet security by a retired FBI agent, and he said that usernames are not very important, and not to worry about them. A recent book said that the longer a password is, the better. It's a relief not to bother with passwords like S7d*(nn+&mx@bltsfix or similar. |
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13 Jul 24 - 02:49 AM (#4205390) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: Ebbie That's what I'm thinking, DaveRo et al, I can't imagine what kind of threat it could pose to Mudcat. Thanks for the bathroom lock analogy, Joe O! |
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13 Jul 24 - 08:25 AM (#4205404) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: Dave the Gnome So, you have no idea if this is even the real me. It could be someone who has my password! |
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13 Jul 24 - 02:51 PM (#4205423) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: MaJoC the Filk > So, you have no idea if this is even the real me. Nope: you're the real DtG. Your tone of voice gives you away. |
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13 Jul 24 - 06:50 PM (#4205435) Subject: RE: BS: Data Breach- danger? From: Ebbie Dave the Gnome- that reminds me of the guy who said "I don't think William Shakespeare wrote those plays and sonnets. It was somebody else with the same name." |