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Password Attacks Surge to 921 Per Second: Microsoft  

The quantity of password attacks has increased 74% since last year to an estimated 921 attacks every second, according to a study by Microsoft. So reports CNBC.

microsoft 80658 640smallMicrosoft and other technology giants have been pushing against the use of passwords, touting authenticator apps, fingerprints and facial recognition instead.

Joy Chik, Microsoft’s vice president of identity, has written, “As long as passwords are still part of the equation, they’re vulnerable.”

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