Try to guess the world’s most common password

Author Moonshot.news

Published on: 08/12/2023

The world’s most common online password is 123456. It is obviously not very safe. It takes less than a second for hackers to crack – like the rest of the top 20 most popular online passwords, according to a study by online password management company NordPass, owned by Nord Security with headquarters based in Lithuania.

The company’s study shows that the world’s most popular passwords are all simple, short and predictable, making it easy for hackers and cybercriminals to access information and accounts.

Key findings:

• 86% of all web app attacks use stolen credentials

• 18% of the most common items for sale on the dark web are online accounts, emails, and passwords.

• 24B credentials have been breached since 2016
• 100 is the number of passwords that an average user has.

The report urges users to have complex passwords:

• Your password should be at least 20 characters long and include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols. 
• Avoid using easily guessable information like birthdays, names, or common words.
• Never use the same password across multiple sites or services. If one account gets compromised, all your accounts could be at risk.

.This is the list of the top 20 most common passwords:

1. 123456
2. admin
3. 12345678
4. 123456789
5. 1234
6. 12345
7. password
8. 123
9. Aa123456
10. 1234567890
11. UNKNOWN
12. 1234567
13. 123123
14. 111111
15. Password
16. 12345678910
17. 000000
18. Admin123
19. ********
20. user

Did you find on of your passwords there? If yes, consider changing it!