We have been doing this series to highlight the fact that a majority of people still use extremely simple and easy to guess passwords for important online accounts. These passwords can be anything from the word password to horoscope star signs. But it will not take a hacker more than a couple of minutes to correctly guess and break into your account. Once they do, they can steal your information and even your money. Astrology fans, in particular, need to pay attention so that they don’t push their love for Zodiac signs into the realm of digital security. For instance, Libra can be a great star sign which represents balance, but it is still a very bad password to pick. So, here is our astrology tip of the day for you - please make your passwords stronger and more unique to protect from hackers and scammers. If you are confused how to do it, that’s fine. We have shared some tips to make your passwords strong and unique. Follow our astro tips to avoid getting hacked.
Do understand that choosing a password is not a game of what you can remember the easiest. It should, instead be such a combination of random alphabets, numbers and special characters that no hacker can easily break into your account. And we are not the only ones saying it. Recently, a report analyzed UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) data “on over 100,000 breached passwords” to categorize the most vulnerable passwords that a person can create. It found that not only horoscope star signs but names, endearing terms and even pet names were listed as passwords which were breached the most amount of times. Zodiac signs like Aries, Leo, Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio made it to the 20th position on the same list, highlighting how bad a choice they are when it comes
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