What is the origin of passwords submitted to honeypots?, (Sat, Sep 2nd)

We use passwords just about everywhere in our daily lives. It's difficult to think of an online service where we don't have a need to enter some kind of credentials to access our content. DShield honeypots collect a variety of data, including passwords, that are submitted from SSH and telnet attacks.
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