Cyber Alert: 68% of Leaked Passwords Crack in Just One Day
New York: A new study by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has found that 68% of leaked passwords can be cracked within just one day, raising fresh concerns over online security.
The company analysed 231 million unique passwords exposed in major data leaks between 2023 and 2026 and found that many users still rely on predictable patterns such as adding numbers at the beginning or end of passwords.
According to the research, 53% of compromised passwords ended with digits, while 17% started with numbers. Around 12% contained date-like sequences, and others included common keyboard patterns such as ‘1234’ or ‘qwerty’.
Kaspersky also warned that password length alone is no longer enough to stop modern AI-powered attacks. The study found that more than 20% of 15-character passwords could be cracked in under a minute if they followed predictable patterns.
Overall, 60.2% of analysed passwords could be broken within an hour.
Cybersecurity experts are urging users to create longer passphrases, avoid predictable words and number combinations, enable two-factor authentication, and use password managers for stronger protection.
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