{"id":24321,"date":"2013-05-07T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/?p=24321"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:30:12","slug":"password-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/family-safety\/password-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you Hackable or Uncrackable? \u201cPassword Day\u201d is Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, such a day exists and it\u2019s today, May 7th<\/sup> 2013. McAfee is working to make sure consumers increase their security awareness and front line of digital protection by asking everyone to change their passwords today.<\/p>\n

Reuse of passwords across multiple sites is a big problem. In the digital world, many of us are much more vulnerable than we need to be. For example, it\u2019s very likely that your Amazon password is the same as your Gmail password and also the same one you use for online banking and your Facebook account.<\/p>\n

In fact, 74% of Internet users use the same password across multiple websites1<\/sup>, so if a hacker gets your password, they now have access to all your accounts. Reusing passwords for email, banking, and social media accounts can lead to identity theft and financial loss.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s worse is that many people use simple, easy to guess passwords. A recent study found that the most common passwords people use are “password,” “123456,” and “12345678.”2<\/sup> No wonder cybercriminals are finding it so easy to get into our accounts.<\/p>\n

Solutions to An Unhackable Password<\/h2>\n

The solution is as simple as changing your habits. Take a moment to protect yourself in a basic area of security, and you can save hours of trouble. In fact you can test how hackable your password with online tools.<\/p>\n

If you need help moving from just one password, here\u2019s a trick: Use one for your bank accounts, another for email and social networking accounts, so if your email account gets hacked, your bank account isn\u2019t compromised. For more tips on how to create a simple, secure password, read this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here are some other tips to protect your password:<\/p>\n