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The latest shame-inducing most-common-passwords report comes from tech research and review site Comparitech. Using information leaked on data breach forums in 2025, its researchers aggregated more ...

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A new analysis by Comparitech of more than 2 billion passwords leaked in 2025 has found that simple and predictable passwords ...