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[Bitcoin_Arena]

Can someone explain why it takes seconds to brute force say a 7 digit number?  So someone password is say 8090050.  You telling me it would go through each number and then find a match?  Or it would not only find the match but then log in?

Are you for real?

With the good scripts and automation tools available. A hacker can take only seconds. Brute forcing is more like a trial and error method until the right credentials are got. So by the time they got the credentials, it means they tried logging in.

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[sheenshane]

But also remember the simple truths:

• Do not use words or a set of numbers as passwords
• Do not use automatic password generators, it is better to come up with a complex password yourself, it may be easier to remember it.
• Do not use a universal password to enter all sites (exchanges, wallets, etc.)
• Do not store your passwords in the cloud and on Internet sites
• Do not store your passwords in a text document on your computer desktop

I tend to agree with this and these are true.
But the graphic might be oversimplified by the author which is not just easy to crack a password.  I have been watched on Youtube video tutorial on How Brute-force your online blockchain.info wallet with btcrecover and based on the video not just simply to brute force the password.

We should have extra care in our valuable stuff, especially crypto wallets, and be careful upon storing on our private key and password.

A funny FB post that was I found on Binance group, he was proud that he brought a Ledger wallet but the key was exposed. (Bit off-topic)

[Dunamisx]

• Do not use words or a set of numbers as passwords
• Do not use automatic password generators, it is better to come up with a complex password yourself, it may be easier to remember it.
• Do not use a universal password to enter all sites (exchanges, wallets, etc.)
• Do not store your passwords in the cloud and on Internet sites
• Do not store your passwords in a text document on your computer desktop

This is true about the best way to secure your password is by combining both alphabets and numbers not less than 16 characters, I've come across some sites which will show you an indication to how strong your password is, while some site will not even accept only numbers or alphabets only as password, they will insist you correct it by mixing both and atimes if possible with the use of symbols in addition.

Lastly is not how long it is but how fast you can easily remember your password, therefore its good to make use of the combination of what is close to you, precious to you or what you do often as part of your password combination techniques which are things you can easily remember.