Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype
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By now, you’ve probably heard about a new AI-based password cracker that can compromise your password in seconds by using artificial intelligence instead of more traditional methods. Some outlets have called it "terrifying,"