Re:German officials confirm 18 million emails and passwords ...
by cJ0th on Saturday April 05, 2014 @01:44PM
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You must have caught a lucky moment.
Because of the current incident (passwords stored in plaintext were stolen!), spiegel online[0] wrote an article telling their readers they'd be better off if they had chosen stronger passwords.
> 18 Millionen gestohlene Passwörter und Logins hat die Staatsanwaltschaft Verden entdeckt. Mit ein paar Tricks kann man sich zumindest vor dem Schlimmsten schützen, wenn Datendiebe und Hacker zuschlagen.
translates to:
> 18 million stolen passwords and logins were found by the Staatsanwaltschaft (prosecution) of Verden. With a few tricks [i.e. a strong password] you can protect yourself from the worst when data thiefs and hackers attack.
> 18 Millionen gestohlene Passwörter und Logins hat die Staatsanwaltschaft Verden entdeckt. Mit ein paar Tricks kann man sich zumindest vor dem Schlimmsten schützen, wenn Datendiebe und Hacker zuschlagen.
translates to:
> 18 million stolen passwords and logins were found by the Staatsanwaltschaft (prosecution) of Verden. With a few tricks [i.e. a strong password] you can protect yourself from the worst when data thiefs and hackers attack.
[0] http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/passwort-emails-und-login...