A study of leaked emails and passwords showed too many still take the easy route when choosing passwords.
A CBT Nuggets report analyzed the leaked accounts for root words and easy-to-guess elements. Among other information, the analysis revealed the top 30 most leaked passwords, the total number of passwords leaked by name, age bracket, gender, and even state of residence. The percentage of people who use their own names in their passwords is 42.1 percent.
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