- Nov 1, 2018
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A recent study conducted by security firm Hive Systems found that passwords below ten characters in length could often end up hacked in under an hour (and this length of time is shrinking as computer hardware processing power improves).
According to their study, passwords that were at least 12 characters long, even if only lowercase letters, would take upwards of a year to crack, with passwords at least 15 characters long taking upwards of 1,000 years. Comparing their research with the Safety.com survey data, the average U.S. resident’s password could be hacked in under an hour, with many more potentially being hacked instantly.
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