Hotmail Users Banned From Setting “Password” and “Ilovecats” As Passwords

By Kat Hannaford Published July 15, 2011, 12:21 pm ET

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Obvious passwords such as “password,” “123456” and “ilovecats” have been put on the blacklist by Microsoft for new Hotmail users, in a mammoth attempt at curbing hacking. This may be a ban that rolls onto existing users, so if anyone out there still uses Hotmail, a.) wtf are you thinking? and b.) change it before Microsoft forces you to. [Ars Technica via TechRadar]

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