Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar (www.theguardian.com)

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It is a hacker’s dream. Even in the face of repeated warnings to protect online accounts, a new study reveals that “admin” is the most commonly used password in the UK.

The second most popular, “123456”, is also unlikely to keep hackers at bay.

It’s not just a problem here – Australians, Americans and Germans also use “admin” more than any other password when accessing websites, apps and logging in to their computers. Around the world, “123456” emerges as the most popular.

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[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

The only systems that I use admin or password for are testing systems that are never going to be actually on 24-7 or carry anything worthwhile, And generally can't even access the outside world anyway.

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