Easy-to-guess words and figures still dominate, alarming cysbersecurity experts and delighting hackers

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/51134999

It is a hacker’s dream. Even in the face of repeated warnings to protect online accounts, a new study reveals that “admin” is the most commonly used password in the UK.

The second most popular, “123456”, is also unlikely to keep hackers at bay.

It’s not just a problem here – Australians, Americans and Germans also use “admin” more than any other password when accessing websites, apps and logging in to their computers. Around the world, “123456” emerges as the most popular.

  • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    The only systems that I use admin or password for are testing systems that are never going to be actually on 24-7 or carry anything worthwhile, And generally can’t even access the outside world anyway.