Resistance to simple security measures crosses the generational divide, according to a new report. Did your password make the ...

Avoiding the password ‘password’ might seem obvious if you want to protect your accounts from being hacked. But new research from NordPass suggests it’s the most used password in the UK this year, ...

You can probably guess the passwords that one company found to be most common. Surprisingly, this didn't differ too much ...

Next on the list of most hackable passwords were “qwerty123,” “qwerty1” and “123456,” the latter of which is “especially ...

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PHOENIX — Really, Internet folks? We still haven’t learned? According to a new list from SplashData, a security-application producer, the most common — and therefore the worst — password used is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." The 200 most common passwords range from bad (qwerty) to worse (xxx). Consider changing your ...

Coming top is “admin” which is now the number one most popular password in the United Kingdom. It's a poor choice due to its length, lack of special characters and the fact that it's the default code ...

Whether you support President Trump or not, using his first name as your password isn’t a good idea. For the first time, “donald” cracked SplashData’s annual ...

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SplashData has announced the 2015 edition of its annual “Worst Passwords List” highlighting the insecure password habits of Internet users. “123456” and “password” once again reign supreme as the most ...