Every year, the cybersecurity company ‘NordPass’ does an analysis of the most insecure passwords; also about the most curious.
If your password is 123456, you are not the only one; In 2021, 103,170,552 used it. And for three years, it is the most used password even though it is the more insecure and easier to identify by hackers.
On digital platforms, keys They are the first step of security for to protect your personal information. However, there are users who do not take it into account.
The cybersecurity company ‘NordPass’ annually conducts a analysis of passwords used and the time it takes for a cybercriminal hack the password of a Internet user: 1 second.
Top of the most used passwords:
1) password: 123456 / users: 103 170 552
2) password: 123456789 / users: 46 027 530
3) password: 12345 / users: 32 955 431
4) password: qwerty / users: 22 317 280
5) password: password / users: 20 958 297
- They all take a hacker seconds to crack.
FACT: Passwords should be changed periodically.
‘Bad’ words and artists
NordPass created a category for the weirdest passwords, including ‘bad’ words or artist names:
Musical Bands: Onedirection
Soccer teams: Liverpool
Vehicles: Ferrari and Porsche are the car brands most used to create weak passwords.
Bad words: men use them more than women.
