Brute-Force Password Cracking Getting Faster, Longer Passwords Are Better
New analysis reveals that password cracking becomes 20 to 25% faster every year, according to cybersecurity firm Hive Systems. Its annual report, the 2026 Password Table, confirms a three-year trend: the time it takes to crack a password keeps falling. Measured on the same hashing standard across all three years, the time to brute-force a … Continued
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