Password crisis deepens in 2025: lazy, reused, and stolen

Several high-profile incidents over the last year, including Snowflake breaches, the SOCRadar.io leak, and others, have poured billions of passwords and other data into cybercriminals’ hands.

The Cybernews research team conducted a comprehensive study on recently leaked credentials to examine the 2025 password creation trends.

“We’re facing a widespread epidemic of weak password reuse. Only 6% of passwords are unique, leaving other users highly vulnerable to dictionary attacks. For most, security hangs by the thread of two-factor authentication—if it’s even enabled,” said Neringa Macijauskaitė, information security researcher at Cybernews.

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