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Weak Password Brings 'Happiness' to Twitter Hacker

2009-01-07 21:57:00 by CG in Carnal0wnage Blog
 
...password-guesser at a popular user's account. The user turned out to be a member of Twitter's support staff, who'd chosen the weak password "happiness." http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/professed-twitt.html great stuff, twitter got for free what would have cost them 20k+ from any other pen test shop
 
Tags: twitter, wired, wired threat level, hacker, threat level, weak password, popular user, administrative control panel, user
 
 
 
 
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How to Recover Lost Administrator Password for Windows

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2008-10-03 07:43:08 by UzEE in Sizlopedia
...password? or you just want full access to that public PC that is in your library? If so, then this is the stuff you are looking for. I had been asked this question many times: UzEE, how on earth you got admin rights to the systems in the labs? My answer had always been: I just found them logged in Well today I share a technique I have used...
 
Tags: password, local system hive, system hive, usb boot drive, drive, sam, sam file option, windows, password prediction
 
 
 
 
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How to reset a lost MySQL root password

2008-11-26 11:15:58 by Sukrit Dhandhania in Simplehelp
 
...password? Its one of those things that just happens despite the numerous precautions one might take. As a result, you are locked out of your database server. You cant create new databases and are left with little control over the state of your database server. In such situations knowing how to regain root access to your database server comes...
 
Tags: mysql, mysql root password, user root, user, root, mysql configuration tables, mysql flush privileges, mysql reset, mysql server
 
 
 
 
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PasswordMeter.com - Test Your Password Strength

2008-03-19 01:56:00 by kkav in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...Password Meter is a free program that will assess the general strength of any password you enter, so you can get an idea of how secure your password really is. There is no registration necessary to use The Password Meter. The interface is very intuitive, so from the homepage you immediately know to key in the password youre testing (which...
 
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Does your password pass the test?

2008-06-04 16:24:00 by A Googler in Official Google Blog
 
...password security. And because I'm someone who pays close attention to passwords and how people use them, I sometimes hear interesting stories. For example, a couple of my colleagues are so careful about the security of their passwords that they generate a random eight-character string, memorize it, and then use it as their password for two...
 
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16 of the Best Password Management Tools for Firefox 3

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2008-11-05 23:03:14 by Sean P. Aune in Mashable!
...passwords, which often leads to people using the same ones over and over. Even if you do come up with some good passwords, how in the world do you keep track of them for all of the different sites you visit? Luckily, the Firefox development community has come up with numerous extensions to help you not only create new passwords, but also...
 
Tags: password, password managers, unique password, multiple passwords based, passwords, password generators, lastpass, lastpass password manager, unique passwords
 
 
 
 
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Firefox Mass Password Reset

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2008-11-26 10:14:22 by Martin in gHacks technology news
...password only once. Many Internet users on the other hand prefer to select the same username and password on all websites that they create accounts for to make it easier to access those websites. Having to remember only one password is easier than having to remember several Tools have been created that can generate and store unique strong...
 
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3 Ways to Reset the Forgotten Windows Administrator Password

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2008-12-17 18:01:56 by T.J. Mininday in MakeUseOf.com
Passwords, passwords, passwords.something we are going to have deal with as one of our common annoyances for some time to come. Their necessary evil provides another layer of protection for your bank, your online shopping, your tax software and of course the entire operating system. We have so many passwords these days, that we have websites and...
 
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Firefox Password Revealer

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2008-12-31 09:37:08 by Martin in gHacks technology news
...passwords. Thats what they say. Did you ever try to type in a secure password with a length of 25+ characters several times because the web form would not accept it? Since you do not see what you type you cannot easily identify what went wrong. Even more so because the password will obviously be removed when the form pops up again. It could...
 
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How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password

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2008-07-06 07:00:31 by Raymond in Raymond.CC Blog
...password. Yesterday I