Superhero names not so super as passwords


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While superheroes are expected to keep the world safe in the movies, in real life they do a poor job of keeping accounts safe when used as passwords, a cybersecurity study finds.

Mozilla, the tech company behind the Firefox browser, reports that superhero names have become quite popular, yet make for weak passwords.

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