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Message-ID: <000401c42710$48856c00$0100a8c0@cparena1consol>
From: cheekypeople at sec33.com (Lee)
Subject: Passwords for Chocolate!

Irony its great...  Think if this survey was done in the States it would of
being 100% and maybe more if it was a king size bar ;)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremiah Cornelius" <jeremiah@....net>
To: <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:07 PM
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Passwords for Chocolate!


> "All because the Lady loves Milk Tray..."  The BBC has an article about
> users giving up their passwords for chocolate.
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> "More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange
> for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found.
>
> "It also showed that 34% of respondents volunteered their password when
> asked without even needing to be bribed.
>
> "A second survey found that 79% of people unwittingly gave away
information
> that could be used to steal their identity when questioned.
> Security firms predict that the lax security practices will fuel a British
> boom in online identity theft. "
>
> More at:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3639679.stm
>
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