Security/Performance issue: Detect & Prevent Cryptojacking

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Re: Security/Performance issue: Detect & Prevent Cryptojacki

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HCMarkus wrote:I want a beer, but can't remember the unique strong password I used for the cooler. Damn.
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I tried the mnemonic method of generating passwords, but all I got were a bunch of passwords that started with "gdmfpos..."
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Re: Security/Performance issue: Detect & Prevent Cryptojacki

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HCMarkus wrote: Why "Smart" refrigerators and coffee grinders are a Dumb idea.
And I hadn't even considered this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/tech ... abuse.html
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Re: Security/Performance issue: Detect & Prevent Cryptojacki

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cuttime wrote:I tried the mnemonic method of generating passwords, but all I got were a bunch of passwords that started with "gdmfpos..."
Hey, stop publishing my password on the Interwebs!

The domestic abuse article is interesting... I never thought about that either. I guess creeps will always find new ways to be creepy. That said, it sounds like some folks just need to learn how to change their router's password.
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The safest password ever: Bosco... Bosco! BOSCO! BOSCO!!!
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