Keeper’s 2022 US Password Practices Report reveals widespread negligence despite rising cybercrime. Over half of respondents reuse passwords, often across four accounts, and 18% use birthdays while 13% use family names, making them easy to guess. Fifty-five percent have been hacked at least once, losing an average of $378, while 32% had social media credentials stolen. Password hygiene is weak, with 53% keeping credentials on sticky notes or diaries and only 16% using password managers. Though 68% worry about hacking, many avoid multi-factor authentication, reflecting apathy despite FBI-reported losses of $6.9 billion from cybercrime.

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