Hacker Alert in Michigan: Change These Passwords ASAP

Heads up, you may be using a password that only takes Michigan hackers one second to crack. It sounds a little scary, and honestly, it should be.

There’s nothing more frustrating than dealing with passwords. It’s one of those annoying things that our entire digital lives revolve around. We need a password for nearly everything we do, including email, banking, shopping, social media, streaming services, and travel.

You basically can’t get through life today without juggling countless passwords, and the scary part is that many of them are tied to your debit or credit cards.

It’s funny because with so much at risk, you’d think we would put a little more thought into our passwords. They are basically the gatekeepers to all of our money. Yet there are still so many people using the simplest, most obvious passwords to guard their most important accounts.

Nowadays, companies understand that security is everything, which is why they require you to enter just about every character on your keyboard, along with a blood sample, just to access your account. However, there are still some that only require a few characters to gain access, and those are the ones you really need to worry about.

According to NordPass, a product of NordVPN, countless commonly used passwords can be cracked in just one second. Yep, it takes hackers only a second to swoop in and turn your life upside down. In a 2024 study, the company showed which passwords are used the most, and also the ones most at risk of being cracked.