Missouri Residents Warned To Stop Using These Weak Passwords

With so many scams out in the world lately, it's advised to change your passwords often, but there are some that you need to stay away from in Missouri.

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Hackers are finding more and more ways to hack into accounts, emails, to get into your personaly information. With so many websites asking forpasswords we tend to use the same one over and over, but that's not the bestthing to do.

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Not only should you use different passopwrds on each account, but you should stay away from these according to nordpass.com.

Dangerous Passwords to Stay Away From

If you change your password often, or need to start doing so, experts say to steer clear of these popular passwords:

• secret
• 123456
• password
• qwerty123
• qwerty1

123456 was used by 3 million people worldwide. It’s one of those passwords that might be easy to remember, but it’s also easy to hack. When creating a password, use a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.

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Even if you use the same word but swap an “@” for an “a” or an “!” for an “I”, small changes like these can help make your passwords stronger and your personal information safer.