Every year, ghosts and goblins aren’t the only things creeping around on Halloween — flimsy passwords waltz right in through the front door of cybersecurity. Armed with nothing but a dictionary and a caffeine addiction, hackers need not rely on sophisticated tactics when their biggest competition is ‘password123’. But fear not, for Specops Software has a spooky story to share!

IT teams around the world tremble at the thought of compliance audits and the haunting whisper of ‘123456’ echoing through the servers. Just one careless login, and whoops, there goes another million down the drain. Sleep? Not when passwords are just as fragile as a mummy’s bandages.

Join The Hacker News for their Halloween webinar if you dare. ‘Bring your own flashlight,’ they suggest, as they unravel the spine-chilling tales of password vulnerabilities. Spoiler alert: reality is more terrifying than fiction. Will you uncover the truth behind the cobwebbed keyboard, or will you be left clutching your pumpkin spice latte in fear?