A new research δείχνει ότι οι χρήστες του Διαδικτύου αφήνουν πίσω τους πλέον τον κωδικό “123456” αλλά συνεχίζουν να χρησιμοποιούν εύκολες λέξεις σαν κωδικούς πρόσβασης.
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 but does it still hold the top spot with the most hacked accounts?
CBT Nuggets reports that Yahoo accounts are much more likely to be exposed. Next is Hotmail (now called Outlook) and Gmail. Yahoo however leads the list with 47.95 percent more chances of your account being hacked.
If you are wondering what is the best way to protect your account:
A password that hackers can't guess, along with the use of two-factor authentication. Of course using someone reliable Password manager will help you if you can't remember complicated passwords. Prefer some offline password manager (KeePass: Free and Reliable) as it offers more security.
