A recent study by Kaspersky has jeopardized the security of millions of accounts. The data reveals that a single Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card can crack up to 60% of passwords protected by the obsolete MD5 algorithm in less than sixty minutes. 48% of them fall in under a minute, an alarming statistic for those who still trust this hashing system.
Brute force attack with modern hardware 🚀
The RTX 5090, with its advanced architecture and thousands of CUDA cores, can perform trillions of hash operations per second. MD5, designed in the 90s, was not built to withstand this level of parallel computing. The study proves that simple combinations or common passwords are cracked almost instantly. For more complex passwords, the time extends, but the risk remains high. The recommendation is to migrate to algorithms like bcrypt or Argon2.
Your 1998 password is not a good future plan 🔐
If your password is still 123456 or password, don't worry: the RTX 5090 will crack it by the time you finish reading this sentence. Literally. The funny thing is that MD5 is still alive in legacy systems, like a digital zombie that refuses to die. So, if your bank still uses it, maybe it's time to change banks... or go back to a savings account under the mattress.