Although hacking incidents/data breaches continue to occur, most people still seem to be using scary passwords. A study conducted by Virginia Tech and Dashlane analyzed 61 million leaked credentials, suggesting that “bad habits” to create passwords is still prevalent.
Although the popular 123456 and qwerty are still the two most common choices, researchers have discovered these variants using the so-called “crypto-step method.” This method involves picking up adjacent numbers and letters on the keyboard, resulting in equally unsafe passwords, such as 1q2w3e4r and 1qaz2wsx.
Researchers also found that many people choose all popular passwords such as iloveyou, f**kyou, f**koff, and a**hole. In addition, there are some who choose superman, pokemon or slipknot as their own passwords, and team names such as Liverpool and Barcelona have also entered the list.
The brand is also very popular. Surprisingly, the most common of these are MySpace, Mustang, and LinkedIn. Many members of these services have experienced large-scale data breaches in the past and may simply use the names of these sites as their passwords. Dashlane / Virginia Technologies analyzed the data for the past eight years, which explains their popularity.
Source: TechSpot
