Study Shows 11 Million Ashley Madison Users Had Limp Passwords
Moral of the Story: cheaters aren't that smart.
A couple of months ago when infidelity website AshleyMadison.com was hacked and its 37 million users were made public, the company decided to rest on its laurels of a “strong algorithm” and mention that–while a really seedy website–it was still very safe.
Of course, many in America had a hearty laugh. And now, another reason to giggle at their expense: CynoSure Prime cracked the passwords of 11 million of those unfaithful dregs and discovered that the hack probably wasn’t rocket science.
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