Code Curiosities

The Password That Launched a Thousand Hacks: How 'password' Became Public Enemy #1

Episode Summary

Ever wonder why your computer gets cranky about weak passwords? We're diving into the surprisingly dramatic origin story of password security, featuring a 1960s MIT computer that accidentally created the world's first major data breach, a mischievous grad student, and how one simple mistake taught us everything we know about digital security the hard way.