87 million passwords can be cracked in one minute

Kaspersky experts conducted a study that tested the resistance of 193 million passwords to smart guessing attacks and brute force.

Users need strong passwords

According to the study, 45% of the 87 million passwords could be successfully cracked within a minute. Only 23% (44 million) of the password combinations were considered strong enough to withstand attacks, and cracking these passwords would take more than a year.

In June 2024, Kaspersky analyzed 193 million passwords, found from public sources on various darknet sites. The results showed that the majority of passwords were rated as weak and insecure, which makes it easy for attackers to break into accounts using smart guessing algorithms.

The analysis found that only 19% of passwords contained a combination of a strong password, including a non-dictionary word, both upper and lower case letters, as well as numbers and symbols. At the same time, the study also found that 39% of those strong passwords could still be guessed by smart algorithms in less than an hour.

“People unconsciously choose very simple passwords, often using dictionary words in their native language, such as names and numbers... Even strong password combinations rarely deviate from this trend, so they are completely guessable by algorithms. Therefore, the most reliable solution is to generate a completely random password using modern and reliable password managers,” said Yuliya Novikova, Head of Digital Footprint Intelligence at Kaspersky.

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