Have you ever used your pet’s name as a password?
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14th April 2021
14th April 2021
MILLIONS of British people use their pet’s name as a password for online accounts.
A new study by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found that 15% of the public use pets’ names, while 14% use a family member’s name. A further 6% use their favourite sports team, while another 6% use the password ‘password’.
The NCSC has warned that using passwords such as these make accounts easier for cyber criminals to hack into. The centre is encouraging people to change their passwords to three random, unconnected words instead, such as ‘RedPantsTree’.
This makes them far less easy to guess, and much more original.
What about you?
31 Comments
ivansp2011 · 4 years ago
The .............
ivansp2011 · 4 years ago
No, I do not even have a pet
cat55 · 4 years ago
FIRST2COMMENT!
cat55 · 4 years ago
I have only the breed of my cat as a password. Please can somebody which one I should click. Yes or No?
opalstar · 4 years ago
First to comment!
opalstar · 4 years ago
I don't have a pet, if I did I think I would because it's safer that way, you could call your pet Anastasia Christina Rose, who would even suspect your password?!! 😻😻😻
weirdcat · 4 years ago
No, but I don't have any pets so that's not a very good answer.
izzy89 · 4 years ago
I don't even have a pet, want one though...
nivi_madh · 4 years ago
i do not have a pet
owlgebra · 4 years ago
I have fish but no other pets. :-}0
s00114008 · 4 years ago
I don’t have a pet
scarlet10 · 4 years ago
or mine
scarlet10 · 4 years ago
:):):):):):):):):):):)
nim-pom · 4 years ago
cat55, I think probably "yes". I say this because it is also information related to your own cat.
nim-pom · 4 years ago
cat55, Also, revealing this information is a bit dangerous! If someone knew your cat's breed, then he/she/they would know your password too!
cr1cket1 · 4 years ago
no
jedorjok21 · 4 years ago
I do have a pet but I've never used her name in a password.
opalstar · 4 years ago
Yes I think that counts, / relevant to your pet. 😸
charlieee7 · 4 years ago
Yes, but I never just use their name. I'd always add extra letters or numbers as well.
historygal · 4 years ago
I do ha a guini pig but I don’t think it would be cleaver to put something as important as a password as some easily attainable information
riz1234 · 4 years ago
My password used to be my favourite tv show
sherni · 4 years ago
I don't have a pet.
milkpuddin · 4 years ago
I don't have a pet
123emperor · 4 years ago
I don’t have a pet but if I did, I would use random letters and write them down in a diary so I don’t forget them. (I do that already anyway)
tennis22 · 4 years ago
I'm getting a cat but I think pet's names are too risky for passwords.
mcgeorge1 · 4 years ago
i always make sure my password has many characters to make it impossible to guess. I think using pets names or other names is silly as they contain less characters and are miles easier to guess
poodles · 4 years ago
No! Cus I dont even have a pet!
luigi55 · 4 years ago
Of course I have not Or I would be very DUMB AND STUPID
ginny09876 · 4 years ago
I have once but it was with numbers
redindian9 · 3 years ago
Ha ha yes, I use my dear departed hamster's name
redindian9 · 3 years ago
he had a very weird name anyway, so it would be hard to guess