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> Gordon: [10:05:15 PM] Can I get the last 4 of the password please?

That's a pretty good reason on its own.

It's conceivable that they don't store passwords in plaintext. They could be hashing the last 4 digits separately... but they are probably store passwords in plaintext.

That's still terrifying. How difficult could it be to crack a hash if you KNOW it's only 4 characters?

On the other hand, if your password is seventy characters long, knowing the last 4 doesn't help much.

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