Korean Log-in Security Questions 'Too Easy'

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/22/2015052201606.html

Chosun.com
May 22, 2015

Internet users in Korea are notoriously more exposed to security risks 
than their counterparts in other countries, partly because their password 
hints are too easy to guess, Google analysis released Thursday shows.

The search giant analyzed security questions selected by the users around 
the world to help them when they forget the password.

According to the analysis, a majority of Korean users selected 
too-easy-to-guess questions like "the city where you were born" and 
"what's your favorite food." If a hacker tries 10 times to crack the 
password, their chances of guessing the right answer are 39 percent and 43 
percent.

If "Seoul" is the answer to the birthplace question, the question is no 
more secure than the password "1234."

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