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		sizzle on Feb 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit Confirms It Was Hacked–Recommends Users Set... I’m not following, how did a throwaway password get you hacked? Did they use a common password leak list to guess via bruteforcing? Does Reddit not rate limit login attempts?

skybrian on Feb 11, 2023 [–]

I used the same throwaway password on a variety of sites I didn't care much about and the password got on a list.

I don't do that anymore.

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