Microsoft has announced plans to dynamically prohibit common passwords, like the word “password,” while congruently using the smart password lockout system, SC Magazine reports. The lockout program would keep hackers from continually attempting to access users' accounts while not freezing out legitimate users at the same time, the report states. The changes respond to the recent hacker dump of LinkedIn data, the report adds. Reddit also took action in light of the breach, announcing it would reset user passwords, SC Magazine reports. Meanwhile, WIRED reports that a hacker is selling more than 65 million Tumblr passwords on the Dark Web, while Motherboard states that 427 million MySpace passwords were found for sale online for $2800.
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