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Syrian president's computer gets hacked because his password was 12345
By Jeremy GlassFebruary 8th, 2012, 7:45 pmComments (2)
Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria, had his e-mail account hacked today after his password was revealed to be "12345." No. Words. Well, maybe one: idiot. I didn't have passwords that easy even when I was twelve-years old, using America Online! For fuck's sake, my first password was "boobtits1987," and that was practically Navajo code as far as I was concerned. Also, it's important to note that we're not talking about his personal laptop either, but the office computer in his presidential palace.
The biggest problem is the international accessibility. It's not like his password was the first five letters of the Arabic alphabet. I don't know the first five letters of the Arabic alphabet. People who speak Arabic probably do, and that would have limited his chances of being hacked a little bit. But no, Bashar al-Assad chose something more universal and sequential. 12345. As in, the butt of a Spaceballs joke!
Luckily, I've made a list of passwords Bashar al-Assad can use:
1. Bashar1
2. BasharPrez1
3. AlAssadBashar
4. SyriaRocks12345
5. PrezOfSyria0000
6. drowssap
7. drowssap1
8. pa55w0rd
9. 12345six
10. boobtits1987
And finally, just because I know someone was waiting for it.
Commentarium (2 Comments)
That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!
It is unlikely that he set his password to 12345. It is more likely that 12345 was the default password when the account was given to him and he never changed it. Reportedly, many staff have the same password.
I'm a messaging and user directory administrator. He should hire me to handle his messaging security. A nice home, competitive salary and lessons in Farsi (or whatever they speak in Syria) are my only requirements. This will never happen again.
Now you say something