FORT MYERS, Fla. — It’s hard to believe but, yes, people are still using ‘123456’ and ‘password’ as their password.
When it comes to updating passwords, we are creatures of habit — and change is hard.
Easy to hack passwords like “123456789,” the word “password,” and “iloveyou” are still being used by many people around the world.
Of the 200 worst passwords, “123456” is the most commonly used of 2020, with 2,543,285 people choosing it. It takes less than a second to crack, research from NordPass, a password management company shows.
The list of passwords was created by a third-party company specializing in data breach research, NordPass said. In total, they looked at a database with 275,699,516 passwords.
New to the top 10 this year is “picture1” and “senha” which means “password” in Portuguese.
The top 10 most common passwords were:
- 1. 123456
- 2. 123456789
- 3. picture1
- 4. password
- 5. 12345678
- 6. 111111
- 7. 123123
- 8. 12345
- 9. 1234567890
- 10. senha
If your password is on the list, it’s probably time to make a change.
Try to avoid using dictionary words, predictable number combinations, or strings of adjacent keyboard combinations, NordPass said. And this should go without saying — but under no circumstances should you use a password based on any personal details like your phone number, birth date, or name.
NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts.
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