SpecOps reports that in recent research, over a billion passwords were stolen by malware attacks within a one-year period. The most commonly breached password was “123456”, found in over 1.4 million compromised credentials. Despite the number of breaches it is reported many are still using easily guessable passwords. Length is not considered a guaranteed protection, particularly if a breached password is reused. To safeguard personal data, passwords should ideally be 14 characters long, contain a mix of lowercase, upper case, symbols, and numbers and avoid generic terms.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
