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05/12/2026
Cyber attacks: 48% of passwords cracked in one minute
The Guardian
New research from Kaspersky has revealed that every year, hundreds of millions of real user passwords leak onto the dark web.
It noted that passwords have remained as weak as ever, while cracking them has become faster and easier each year.
Specifically, Kaspersky said that today, 60 per cent of passwords can be cracked in less than an hour, noting that two years ago, that figure was 59 per cent.
“But the truly frightening part is something else: nearly half of all passwords (48 per cent) are cracked in less than a minute!”
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