Leak reveals DNC’s weak email passwords

Published July 26, 2016 3:14pm ET



Hacked Democratic National Committee emails show the organization was using weak passwords, such as “obamain08” and “Obama-Biden-2012,” and that some staffers were struggling with simple email tasks.

Emails dumped online by WikiLeaks on Friday illustrated the struggle staffers experienced when they tried to log in to party accounts. “Hi Team: Does anyone have the password to [email protected]“>[email protected] handy?” Pablo Manriquez, then the DNC’s director of Hispanic outreach, asked several colleagues in a May 7 email.

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