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HACKERS' DELIGHT

Ever wonder how hackers break into computer files? Too many passwords are easily guessed by outsiders, especially if the intruders know something about their mark's background. Hackers are often aided by password-guessing software. The most used passwords are no-brainers such as the user's name, according to records from Deloitte & Touche's fraud unit. Oddly, the second-place choice to safeguard privileged info is ''secret.''

EDITED BY LARRY LIGHT



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