Microsoft to delete 1 billion weak passwords

Tired of dealing with hacked accounts, Microsoft is to delete a billion insecure passwords, forcing users to pick better ones.

The company now "blocks 7,000 attacks on passwords per second… almost double from a year ago." It has also seen adversary-in-the-middle phishing attacks increase by 146% year over year."

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