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Stories about: password usage

Fourty Percent of Germans Never Change Passwords A survey conducted by the German Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) revealed that 41% of Germans never change their passwords, PIN numbers or other access codes voluntarily. The study also found that only one in six (17%) people replace them every three months.Th... 29 June 2010 08:21 GMT Leaked Hotmail Account Credentials Reveal Weak Password Trends An analysis of the around 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail passwords that have been exposed in the wild has concluded that the majority of users still employ weak passwords. The average password length is eight characters, but only 6% of them contain both alpha-numeric and special characters.A few days ago, Microsoft conf... 7 October 2009 05:17 GMT