Millions are still using ‘123456’ as password: Study

Millions of people are still using easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” and “qwerty” on sensitive accounts, a study has found.

The analysis by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) uncovered the gaps in cyber-knowledge that may leave people in danger of being exploited.

The NCSC said people should string three random but memorable words together to use as a strong password.

For its first cyber-survey, the NCSC analysed public databases of breached accounts to see which words, phrases and strings people used, the BBC reported.