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It takes less than a second to crack these commonly-used passwords

Here are the most used passwords in India in 2022.

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From 'bigbasket' to 'googledummy', these are the most commonly used passwords in India

Passwords are becoming more and more important in this digital world and we have to remember severa…

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The most hacked accounts use passwords like - Iloveyou, 12345 and princess

That doesn’t seem to prevent people from millions of people from using passwords such as “12345”…

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'Samsung' most commonly-used passwords in 2021: Study

Samsung, or rather "samsung" with a lowercase S, is one of the most commonly used passwords in at l…

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Thousands of employees in the US Department of the Interior are using accounts that are easily hacked

The Interior Department is tasked with protecting the country's natural resources, like gas pipelin…

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The most common passwords in India and how long it takes to crack them

In an increasingly digitised world, the importance of passwords has surged as a critical safeguard …

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If your password is on this list, you should change it immediately

SplashData recommends using passwords that are eight digits or longer, with different types of char…

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Here's A Fast And Beautiful Way To Never Forget Your Passwords Again

The first thing you notice when you open Passible, however, is its attention to detail. The app fea…

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If Your Password Is On This List, You Should Change It Immediately

To keep your passwords secure, you definitely shouldn't use any of the phrases on SplashData's list…

Maya Kosoff   


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How often you should change your passwords, according to cybersecurity experts

There's no set, optimal metric for how often you should change your passwords, and expert advice on…

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The top 25 worst passwords of 2018 based on 5 million leaked passwords on the internet

1. 123456 (Rank unchanged from last year) 2. password (Unchanged) 3. 123456789 (…

Antonio Villas-Boas   


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How to change your Steam password from your computer or phone

You can change your Steam password using the desktop app, website, or mobile app. You might need to…

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How to end your online password nightmare

After considering Dashlane, Passable, and a few other options, I decided to try LastPass, based on …

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The most common mistakes people make when choosing passwords, according to research

The study evaluated 6.1 million anonymized passwords gathered by Gang Wang, a computer science rese…

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Making the case for a password-free world

Passwordless authentication refers to any form of secure access that does not rely on a static pass…

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How to use Google Password Checkup tool to protect your accounts

If the extension detects that your credentials have been compromised, it will warn you and s…

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There are 1.9 billion stolen passwords and usernames available on the black market, and up to 25% of them will still work on a Google account

This problem with password reuse has resulted in some of the most high-profile "hacks" in recent ye…

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The world's most popular password is depressingly easy to guess

"Looking at the list of 2016's most common passwords, we couldn't stop shaking our heads," the rese…

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How to change your Gmail password on any device, and what happens after you change your password

You can change your Gmail password on iPhone using the Gmail app, on Android using the Settings app…

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