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Passwords (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I imagine they write a very common password and between the hundreds of potential victims there will be someone who actually uses it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

They can also pull from breach lists. If xyz hacker posts a list of email and passwords online you've got a pretty good starting point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Think 10s of thousands, and yeah, that was my presumption. I don't use anything that looks remotely like a word or phrase anymore. Not for a long time. But I bet there are people out there, bless them, that do. And those are the marks these scammers are looking for.