The Inquisitr - Tech

While most people know better, there are still millions of people around the world who continue to use unsecured passwords for some of their most important accounts. While it’s tempting to pick a password that’s easy to remember, it’s become even easier for hackers to brute force their way into your most important accounts — email, banking, social media — if you’re using an easily guessed combination of letters and/or numbers.

Unfortunately, it seems millions of tech users around the globe continue to use simple passwords in their day-to-day lives, and a new report from the U.K. doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. As reported by the BBC, a recent analysis by the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that millions of breached accounts all used the same easily hackable password.

The NCSC’s report details that “123456” was the most widely-used password on breached accounts. As Shropshire Star points out, the

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