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If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe
Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”
Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”
Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, including the recent attacks
on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug.
According to a new analysis, one out of five Web users still decides to leave the digital equivalent of a
key under the doormat: they choose a simple, easily guessed password like “abc123,” “iloveyou”
or even “password” to protect their data.
Simple Passwords Remain Popular, Despite Risk of Hacking - NYTimes.com
Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”
Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”
Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, including the recent attacks
on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug.
According to a new analysis, one out of five Web users still decides to leave the digital equivalent of a
key under the doormat: they choose a simple, easily guessed password like “abc123,” “iloveyou”
or even “password” to protect their data.
Simple Passwords Remain Popular, Despite Risk of Hacking - NYTimes.com