Password guessing (social engineering) is one of the fastest techniques to hack an account, but as time has passed, the chances that someone uses a password easy enough to guess are slim to none. According to a survey by Sophos, 33% of people use the same passwords on social networking websites and email accounts, and some even use the same password for internet banking. This means that if a hacker can get inside a person’s Facebook account, then he can also get inside his/her other accounts using the same password. The chart below is the set of most commonly used Gawker Passwords that were leaked online due to a security breach in year 2011.
Top 50 Passwords of year 2011 |
The following incident shows us how careless people can be while choosing their passwords and ultimately getting themselves hacked. Alternatively, if you are worried that your password might be guessed or simply want to check if you are using a poor passwords, continue reading.
Please watch the below video for learning how to create secure passwords:
I hope you guys don’t use any of these passwords.
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