The '16B password breach' story is a farce

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kgwxd · 9d ago

Everyone with a brain knew that the second they saw it. Everyone else (most people) will call you a nut job. This particular stupid story seems to have died rather quickly but Life Lock, Nord VPN, and their ilk, have been pushing the same FUD for a long time now. We've lost.

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The '16B password breach' story is a farce

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