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 of 50.000 leaked emails and passwords and found that the most commonly used password words are: “love,” “star,” “rock,” “miss,” “hell,” “Mike,” “John ,” “girl,” and “angel.”
“Men were slightly more prone to hacking, based on the information us. 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 are "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.
But which company continues to hold the top spot with the most hacked companies? 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.
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, the use of a reliable password manager it will help you if you didn't remember complicated passwords. Prefer some offline password manager (KeePass: Free and Reliable) as it offers more security.
