A new study shows that Internet users are now leaving behind the code "123456" but continue to use easy words as passwords.
CBT Nuggets analyzed data from 50.000 leaked emails and passwords and found that the most commonly used passwords are: "love," "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. “
The names most commonly used as passwords "Michael” or “Mike,” “Chris” or “Christopher,” “John” or “Jonathan,” “Dave” and “David,” and “Math” or “Matthew.”
The study shows that 42% of people whose accounts were being violated were using usernames as passwords.
Which company, however, continues to hold the lead with most hacked accounts?
Η CBT Nuggets αναφέρει ότι οι λογαριασμοί της Yahoo είναι πολύ πιο πιθανό να εκτεθούν. Ακολουθεί το Hotmail (που σήμερα ονομάζεται Outlook) και το Gmail. Η Yahoo πάντως οδηγεί την λίστα με 47.95 τοις εκατό περισσότερες πιθανότητες να παραβιαστεί ο account you.
If you are wondering what is the best way to protect your account:
A code access that hackers can't guess, along with the use of two-factor authentication. 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 better safety.
