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Is it possible that this password was really your gf’s password in the past ? It could have leaked long ago and the hacker just decided to use a previously leaked pass to be more inconspicuous.
I don’t think this whole story is so wild, it could be just coincidental. The hacker knew somehow about her DOB and thought this would be an easy password.
Rest assured a hacker wouldn’t want to use their own password or reuse even one as that could link to previous nefarious activity. So they had to set up a brand new password just to move forward. So they set up anything personal they could get their hands on.
PS: you should check haveIbeenPwned for the address of your gf.
Seriously, some people are that good that you know they could do almost anything very well in a matter of days.
So why not ? I always have a lot of respect for someone that is willing to drastically change their lives in order to improve.