Are the passwords you use to protect your various accounts online secure? You can only hope that they are not among the easiest to decipher in the world.
The results of the research he conducted Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), reveal the easiest passwords in the world to crack. We expected many of them in this company, while others provided an unexpected surprise.
It is not unusual that it is most accounts stolen (23 million) password protected "123456". The category of passwords that greatly facilitate the work of hackers includes "123456789", "qwerty", "1111111” and last but not least the word itself “password” (translated password).
The researchers dug out some more easy-to-find passwords from the data set. For example, they found themselves among these names of English football clubs, such as "Liverpool", "Chelsea" and "manual". They are also popular names of persons, with most people opting for passwords "Ashley", "Michael" and "Daniel".
The rock group deserves a special mention Blink-182, which shone especially in the 90s of the last century. Despite this, many users still choose to password protect their accounts today "blink182". This can most likely be attributed to the fact that the group name consists of letters and numbers. The bass guitarist and vocalist was thrilled with the surprising news Mark Hoppus, who shared his response on Twitter.
The study also showed that 42 % expects people to be lost money due to online scams. Online protection is definitely of the utmost importance, so we suggest that you you choose a password that will be difficult for anyone to crack.
More information:
ncsc.gov.uk
