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Posted on January 27, 2020 at 01:00 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

SECURITY

By Michael Lasky

Security company SplashData recently published its yearly list of the most abused passwords.

The bad news? “123456” still tops the list.

Pop quiz: How many websites do you sign in to with the same password?

If it is more than one, count yourself as a member of a very large crowd — computer users who have left themselves wide open to malicious hacks.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.4.0 (2020-01-27).

On Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Password management, Worst passwords list

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