3 “Robin.” In order, “Joker” and “Flash” round out the top five. Runner-up “Thor” appeared on breached password lists nearly 148,000 times to edge out No. Having appeared on lists of breached passwords more than 151,000 times, Marvel’s Loki ranked No. To determine the list, the company said it assessed more than 800 million breached passwords from a subset of more than 2 billion breach passwords in Specops Breached Password Protection. SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium) But no matter how big of a fan you are, now is the time to update your password should you be using any of the characters found within breached password lists,” said a portion of the Specops blog post. “Fan appreciation of both Marvel and DC characters, and the debate over which universe is the superior comic book world, will live on for a long time to come. Turns out, superhero characters used as passwords still could use a healthy dose of special characters and numbers. SEE: Password breach: Why pop culture and passwords don’t mix (free PDF) (TechRepublic) On Monday, the company brought the DC and Marvel universes into the fold and released a roundup of commonly used superheroes found on compromised password lists. In May, Specops Software, a password management and authentication company, released a roundup of “Star Wars”-themed breached passwords for the sci-fi holiday May 4 also known as Star Wars Day. DC and Marvel superheroes top breached password listsĮven our favorite superheroes can't defend us against cyberattacks.
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