Internet fraud: people and single passwords

Date: October 11, 2007
Source: topnews.in


People who use the same password for online accounts are more at risk from online fraud or identity theft, a new survey by computer security firm McAfee, has revealed.

The survey revealed that as many as 16 percent of people used the same password for online accounts, while a whopping 41 per cent never changed their passwords.

Obvious passwords put nearly one in five computer users at risk from online fraud or identity theft, the survey said.

The survey comes amid warnings from security experts that the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook is making life easier for online criminals.
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