Using these passwords will most likely get you hacked

If your password is ‘p@ssw0rd’ or ‘admin’, you should probably change it right now.

A new piece of research by online security firm Rapid7 has taken a different approach to highlighting the kind of passwords you should stay clear of.

Rather than publishing yet another list of thedumbest passwords chosen by users, Rapid7’s new report details the passwords that hackers are trying to exploit and are actively using when trying to hack into computer systems or your personal online data.

By recording what passwords hackers used to break into a variety of internet connected devices such as point of sale systems, kiosks and desktop computers, Rapid7 was able to put together the list of most hackable passwords. For the full article click here 

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