There has been a hack done few weeks earlier and the team responsible is "#Sinosure Prime and they have hacked around 11 millions of #Ashley Madison user accounts. Recently a member related to the hack revealed the password list.
Actually it is said that the longer your password the longer time it takes to break but due to the advancement of the Technology the speed at which the computer cracks increases so the password should not only be longer but also be stronger.
Stronger password in the sense it should be more complex. Combination of Upper Case, Lower case, Symbols and numbers. But many wont do that because it is difficult to remember such complex passwords.
In detail if a password compromise has been attempted a list of words will be created by computers using combinations and consider you have a password "12345" it will be the combination obviously created by computer.
It doesnot even contain the alphabets it is upto you to believe it only takes few seconds or less to break this password. The more combination the more time it takes to break.
The passwords that has been compromised are very simple and you can also see how many number of users has the passwords. Take a look at an image below
The image says everything and there are still many users who are using this list passwords in many sites and will surely suffer if an attack has been attempted. Make your choice.
P.S : The post is to create awareness and not to be misused.
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