The world’s top 100 worst passwords ranked
, have set about ranking the most used and least secure passwords. Armed with a database of some 500 million passwords leaked as a result of data breaches in 2019, NordPass researchers were able to rank them in order of usage.The top three most commonly used passwords, notching up 6,348,704 appearances between them, are shockingly insecure, weak, and totally predictable. However, there are alsoand that's the worrying thing.
Well, worrying if you happen to be using any of them, that is. If a password you use is on the list, then your security posture has just been weakened. Hackers can brute-force their way into accounts by throwing known common passwords, as well as dictionary words, at them. If you use the same password across multiple sites and services, then your security posture is so bad you urgently need to see a cyber-chiropractor.
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