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Techworld: Study Shows Hackers Rely on Dumb Users

“Hackers mostly try obvious passwords, exploiting poor security,
rather than performing difficult exploits, according to a study
which left computers online with weak passwords.

“The four Linux computers were hit by some 270,000 intrusion
attempts–about one attempt every 39 seconds, during a 42-day
period, according to the study by a researcher at the University of
Maryland who wanted to see how hackers would attack them…”


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