New report reveals most commonly cracked password in Singapo...

SINGAPORE: A new report from Preply has revealed that "123456" is the most commonly cracked password in Singapore, appearing in over 42.5 million data breaches. The widely used combination takes less than a second to crack, making it an easy target for cybercriminals. Despite its simplicity, the report highlighted that its sheer popularity has made it one of the most exploited passwords. Several other weak password combinations were also found to be highly vulnerable, including "123456789," which appeared in 18.3 million data breaches, "qwerty" (10.7 million), "password" (10.4 million), "12345678" (6.9 million), and "111111" (5.07 million). The report described the presence of "password" on the list as predictable, emphasizing that using common words leaves accounts especially exposed to hackers. An analysis of the data revealed that 96% of the most frequently breached passwords cont...