Chad Hammond stories
New year, time to update your passwords
Thu, 7th Jan 2021
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The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.
Average person has 100 passwords - study
Wed, 21st Oct 2020
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Average users now have around 100 passwords, a 25% increase from earlier this year, likely due to increased app downloads during lockdown, says NordPass.
The most popular usernames of all time revealed
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
Almost 10,000 unsecured databases with more than 10 billion credentials exposed
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.
NordPass releases new features on the back of extensive audit
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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NordPass has launched new features for PCs and mobiles, including the ability to share passwords, as well as new mobile features and native apps.