The New York Post reports:
New York sports fans might want to switch up their passwords.
A new study from Duelbits revealed that millions of sports fans across America are at risk of being hacked due to passwords that are related to their favorite teams — and New York sports fans are some of the most likely to be victims, with six out of 10 New York-based teams making the top 20.
The research used compromised password data to discover how many times passwords for several terms related to the 124 teams across the MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL have been exposed.
Read more at The New York Post.
And no, this isn’t just a ruse to get NY fans to switch alliances. The risk lies in the fact that fans often use the names of their favorite teams in creating their passwords. Passwords like “Yankees1234” or “NYRangers!” are easy to guess and increase risk to fans.
The takeaway from the study is show your support for your favorite teams, but not in your passwords.
