More than 2 million passwords for sites including Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google have been stolen and posted online, BCC reports. Security told experts that a criminal gang may be behind the security breach. The stolen passwords are used to get peoples personal information which can be sold. The stolen passwords are, in general, weak ones. The most popular password that was stolen is "123456," followed by "123456789," "1234" and "password."
It is essential to make your password strong. It is hard to figure out strong passwords. It's a good thing websites indicate the strength of the password as you type it in. I recommend an ideal password should have at least 1 capital letter, 1 number, and 1 symbol (e.g !). using names, birthdays and other information like that is not advisable.
