In a blatant disregard for the fundamental rule of online security, Paul Manafort used the phrase "bond007" as his password for several personal accounts, Business Insider reports.
Curious security researchers deduced the hardly sneaky phrase by snooping through the security questions for one of Manafort's old email addresses. The Bond password worked for Adobe and Dropbox accounts registered under the email address, Business Insider reported, after security questions offered hints like "secret agent" and "James Bond."
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