{"id":194914,"date":"2017-01-17T15:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=194914"},"modified":"2017-01-17T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T13:35:52","slug":"dont-use-these-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/194914-dont-use-these-passwords.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’t use these passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keeper has released<\/strong><\/a> its most common passwords of 2016 list, detailing the biggest mistakes users make when selecting a password.<\/p>\n

“We couldn\u2019t stop shaking our heads. Nearly 17% of users are safeguarding their accounts with 123456,” said Keeper.<\/p>\n

The list is based on\u00a010 million passwords which became public\u00a0through data breaches in 2016.<\/p>\n

“Four of the top 10 passwords on the list \u2013 and seven of the top 15 \u2013 are six characters or shorter. This is stunning in light of the fact that today\u2019s brute-force cracking software and hardware can unscramble those passwords in seconds.”<\/p>\n

“Website operators that permit such flimsy protection are either reckless or lazy.”<\/p>\n

Don’t use these passwords<\/h3>\n

Keeper said users should avoid using common passwords – like 123456 – along with pattern passwords like 1q2w3e4r.<\/p>\n

“Dictionary-based password crackers know to look for sequential key variations. At best, it sets them back only a few seconds.”<\/p>\n

It said the presence of “random” passwords like\u00a018atcskd2w and\u00a03rjs1la7qe on the list are due to\u00a0bots repeatedly using these codes when they set up dummy email accounts.<\/p>\n

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Most Common Passwords of 2016<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n123456<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n123456789<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nqwert<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n12345678<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n111111<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n1234567890<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n1234567<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\npassword<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n123123<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n987654321<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nqwertyuiop<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nmynoob<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n123321<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n666666<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n18atcskd2w<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n7777777<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n1q2w3e4r<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n654321<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n555555<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n3rjs1la7qe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\ngoogle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n1q2w3e4r5t<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n123qwe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nzxcvbnm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n1q2w3e<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now read:\u00a0Telkom hit by DDoS attack<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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