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The title text makes a reference to a previous comic: [[792|Black Hat's trouble with what to do with stolen passwords]]. It also states that users of pirated Photoshop are the winners here. This is because in order to make Photoshop pirate-able, it was modified (cracked) by removing the requirement for registration so their passwords were not sent to Adobe and therefore are not present in the leaked file.
 
The title text makes a reference to a previous comic: [[792|Black Hat's trouble with what to do with stolen passwords]]. It also states that users of pirated Photoshop are the winners here. This is because in order to make Photoshop pirate-able, it was modified (cracked) by removing the requirement for registration so their passwords were not sent to Adobe and therefore are not present in the leaked file.
  
Soon after this comic was published, the most common 1000 passwords were actually compiled into [http://zed0.co.uk/crossword/ a set of 10 interactive online crosswords], inspired by the comic.
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Soon after this comic was published, the most common 1000 passwords were actually compiled into [http://zed0.co.uk/crossword/|a set of 10 interactive online crosswords], inspired by the comic.
  
 
The title itself is a reference to {{w|cryptic crossword}}s. (see [[2032: Word Puzzles]])
 
The title itself is a reference to {{w|cryptic crossword}}s. (see [[2032: Word Puzzles]])

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