9 Reasons Why Someone Could Hack Your Password

YOUR PASSWORD IS ‘PASSWORD’

Amazingly, ‘password’ always ends up in a top spot of the most popular passwords, according to hackers who stole millions of them. Also popular: ‘123456’ and its neighbor ‘12345678,’ ‘welcome,’ ‘letmein,’ and ‘jesus.’

 

YOU DIDN’T CHECK ITS STRENGTH FIRST

The Password Meter is a handy resource when setting up new accounts or changing your login info. It plugs your password into a formula and shows you exactly what its greatest strengths are (symbols) and weaknesses (sequential letters), thereby allowing you to tweak it to perfection.

 

YOU USE THE SAME PASSWORD FOR EVERYTHING

Well, someone got into your email and saw your Facebook post responses and an account statement from your bank. But hey, at least yourbank.com login info is different, right? … Right?

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