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Specops recently released a roundup of the top 20 TV shows found on breached password lists.
On Monday, Specops Software, a password management and authentication company, released a roundup of the popular TV shows found on breached password lists.
The inglorious list is based on a roundup of more than 800 breached passwords that Specops compared to TV Guide's Top 50 Shows and IMDB's Top 50 Most Watched television programs.
The 90s hit series "Friends" ranked second with more than 64,000 appearances on breached passwords lists, followed by "Taxi," the late 70s/early 80s classic starring Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman and Tony Danza, which appeared on breached password lists nearly 59,000 times.
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In May 2021, the company released a roundup of "Star Wars"-themed breached passwords for the sci-fi holiday May 4 also known as Star Wars Day and, in July, it brought DC and Marvel universes into the mix with a list of superheroes found on compromised password lists.