It’s 2020 and you may think people are taking their security seriously by using strong passwords. But are they? According to Nordpass, here are some of the most used and common passwords in 2020.
The need to keep a secure and robust password was never as intense as it has become these days. However, people usually find it challenging to choose secure passwords, as they have too many accounts to handle.
Most of the time, people prefer using a single password to access multiple accounts, which is a highly criticized practice. Despite the availability of a range of password managers, people still end up using easy-to-remember passwords like ‘123456,’ as per a report from the NordPass password manager.
See: Here is a list of top 25 worst passwords of 2019
The report reveals unbelievable details about the commonly used passwords of the year 2020. According to NordPass, 123456, 123456789, picture1, password, and 12345678 are the top five common passwords of 2020.
Out of these five, four passwords are so easy that even a novice hacker can crack them in less than a second.
The top ten common passwords reflect that people still haven’t learned the lesson and are exposing their accounts to hackers by keeping such easily guessable passwords like “111111, 123123, 12345, 1234567890, senha and 1234567.”
NordPass spokesperson explained the reason why people use easy-to-remember passwords:
“The majority of people use simple and easy-to-remember passwords because it’s convenient. But the problem is that most memorable passwords are highly vulnerable to cracking.”
Numbers, evidently, are the most popular category of passwords among users, whereas “aaron” is the most popular name. Around half of the list’s passwords are new entrants in the most-pop ..
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