Millions of people are still using easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” and “qwerty” on sensitive accounts, a study has found.
The analysis by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) uncovered the gaps in cyber-knowledge that may leave people in danger of being exploited. 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, the BBC reported. Top of the list was 123456, appearing in more than 23 million passwords. (PTI)
