Interesting analysis of most frequently used passwords - thanks to recent Yahoo security breach:
"• 2,295: The number of times a sequential list of numbers was used, with "123456" by far being the most popular password. There were several other instances where the numbers were reversed, or a few letters were added in a token effort to mix things up.
• 160: The number of times "111111" is used as a password, which is only marginally better than a sequential list of numbers. The similarly creative "000000" is used 71 times.
• 780: The number of times "password" was used as the password. Apparently, absolutely no thought went into security in these instances."
The question is - why were they allowed to set up such a password by the Yahoo software in the first place?
BTW - have you changed your Yahoo password after the breach?
"• 2,295: The number of times a sequential list of numbers was used, with "123456" by far being the most popular password. There were several other instances where the numbers were reversed, or a few letters were added in a token effort to mix things up.
• 160: The number of times "111111" is used as a password, which is only marginally better than a sequential list of numbers. The similarly creative "000000" is used 71 times.
• 780: The number of times "password" was used as the password. Apparently, absolutely no thought went into security in these instances."
The question is - why were they allowed to set up such a password by the Yahoo software in the first place?
BTW - have you changed your Yahoo password after the breach?
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