The reason that passwords are easy to break, crack and hack has always been because of the people that come up with them.

New survey data indicates that organizations are pushing hard for passwordless authentication. A significant chunk of online account passwords in 2025 remain basic and easy to crack — a fact that will ...

Many passwords are easily guessable by hackers, so make sure you don't make any rookie mistakes. The passwords you use for your devices, websites and online services are your first line of defense ...