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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1244675" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>As Chas_M said, probably guessing. Especially if any part of your username is in your password, or if your password happens to have your kids or pets names in it. Another method is to use what is known as a "brute force attack" - if it's a weak password (i.e. no changes of case, special characters or numbers - and particularly if it's a "dictionary" word) it can be very easy to crack. </p><p></p><p>If you want a truly strong password, make sure it has a mix of special characters, numbers and changes of case. You can also take a word or phrase that you'll remember and "modify" it with numbers and special characters to make it strong.</p><p></p><p>For example, I'll use the phrase "Let there be light":</p><p></p><p>L3t+h3r3bL!T3</p><p></p><p>You'll see that I used 3's for "e", changed the case several times and used "!" for "i" and "+" for "t". </p><p></p><p>Easy enough to remember, but almost impossible to crack.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you leave it open like that, your status will be updated when you're on the computer and away. That's how he knows. There's no special magic there.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You mean 8MB of RAM. 8GB is a fair bit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>While your Mac is very secure, no computer can protect you from yourself. Use strong passwords, take the time to understand how your software works, and if someone steps out-of-line online, drop them like a bad habit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's not that they "can't happen to a mac", it's that the Mac is generally pretty well protected. Even still, you need to apply some safe surfing protocols, or any computer you use can be compromised.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1244675, member: 24098"] As Chas_M said, probably guessing. Especially if any part of your username is in your password, or if your password happens to have your kids or pets names in it. Another method is to use what is known as a "brute force attack" - if it's a weak password (i.e. no changes of case, special characters or numbers - and particularly if it's a "dictionary" word) it can be very easy to crack. If you want a truly strong password, make sure it has a mix of special characters, numbers and changes of case. You can also take a word or phrase that you'll remember and "modify" it with numbers and special characters to make it strong. For example, I'll use the phrase "Let there be light": L3t+h3r3bL!T3 You'll see that I used 3's for "e", changed the case several times and used "!" for "i" and "+" for "t". Easy enough to remember, but almost impossible to crack. If you leave it open like that, your status will be updated when you're on the computer and away. That's how he knows. There's no special magic there. You mean 8MB of RAM. 8GB is a fair bit ;) While your Mac is very secure, no computer can protect you from yourself. Use strong passwords, take the time to understand how your software works, and if someone steps out-of-line online, drop them like a bad habit ;) It's not that they "can't happen to a mac", it's that the Mac is generally pretty well protected. Even still, you need to apply some safe surfing protocols, or any computer you use can be compromised. [/QUOTE]
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