Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds
Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study.
The NCSC said people should string three random but memorable words together to use as a strong password.For its first cyber-survey, the NCSC analysed public databases of breached accounts to see which words, phrases and strings people used. When it comes to Premier League football teams in guessable passwords, Liverpool are champions and Chelsea are second. Blink-182 topped the charts of music acts.
It found that fewer than half of those questioned used a separate, hard-to-guess password for their main email account.
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