Millions of password leaks have left many people out of their accounts on various platforms, but we can use them as a teaching lesson. When it comes to passwords, it seems like millions of people think alike and they choose very obvious words, letters or combinations of both to “protect” their accounts. But don’t forget that easy-to-remember passwords are also easy to guess. Nowadays, hackers usually use brute-forcing techniques to try many different combinations in their attempt to log in to accounts. If you find your password on this list, change it immediately!
The analysis of millions of leaked passwords reveals some interesting finds. “123456” is the worst choice you can make and also setting your password as “password” is stupid as well. The statistics reveal the most popular color, animal, fruit, and some other cool details.
