Computer Security, Part 1: Secure Your Passwords

Here's something most people in the poker community don't know about me: I used to be a hacker. I was suspended from high school in 9th grade when I found a vulnerability on the library computers that let me access a bunch of people's logins and passwords, including teachers and administrators. I printed out this list of passwords to the administrator's printer. I was suspended, he was fired, and I hope the hole was patched by the next guy. See, I believe that computer security is something that most people ignore until it slaps them in the face. Luckily for the school, I was being a white-hat and I didn't cause damage with my information. Do you think the person who hacks your poker account will be that nice?

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