The 123456 code lost the lead. Which company is the most at risk?

A new survey shows that Internet users are now leaving the code "123456" behind but still using easy words as passwords .

Η CBT Nuggets ανέλυσε δεδομένα από 50.000 μηνύματα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου και κωδικών πρόσβασης που διέρρευσαν και ανακάλυψε ότι οι πιο συχνά χρησιμοποιούμενες λέξεις σαν κωδικοί πρόσβασης είναι οι: “,” “star,” “rock,” “miss,” “hell,” “Mike,” “John,” “girl,” and “angel.”

“Men were slightly more prone to hacking, based on our information. And interestingly, people aged 25 to 34 were four times more likely to be hacked than any other age. “code

The names most commonly used as passwords are "Michael" or "Mike," "Chris" or "Christopher," "John" or "Jonathan," "Dave" and "David," and "Math" or "Matthew."

Η shows that 42% of people whose accounts were compromised used usernames as passwords.

Which company, however, continues to hold the lead with most hacked accounts?

CBT Nuggets reports that Yahoo's accounts are much more likely to be exposed. Here is Hotmail (now called Outlook) and Gmail. Yahoo nevertheless leads the list with 47.95 percent more likely to violate your account.code

If you are wondering what is the best way to protect your account:

A που δεν μπορούν να μαντέψουν οι hackers, μαζί με την χρήση ελέγχου ταυτότητας factors. Of course, using a reliable password manager will help you if you don't remember complex passwords. Prefer some offline password manager (KeePass: Free and Reliable) as it offers more security.

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