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		lisper 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data breach exposes 184M passwords, likely capture... > Fowler said he didn't know if the database was created legitimately and then accidentally exposed or intentionally used for malicious reasons. Seriously? In what possible world can a collection of plain-text login credentials exist for any legitimate purpose?

flipbrad 5 months ago | [–]

Law enforcement / national security. E.g. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/intelligence-serv...

Although I can anticipate what you'll say...

arccy 5 months ago | [–]

your password manager needs them in decryptable form...

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