Passwords can be hacked more easily than you think.
New data reveals the weakest and most commonly used passwords that can be easily hacked.
According to forbesSoftware company anyIP has discovered that the most used login credential is a “password.”
According to the researchers, 'Password' is the 'third most popular password' in the US, but ranks 'first' in Australia and the UK.
Next on the list of most hackable passwords are “qwerty123,” “qwerty1,” and “123456,” the latter of which is “particularly prevalent because it's easy to remember,” the report's authors said.
As a result of their research, they used the following: Nord Pass Research and data that analyzes how often certain passwords are used in hacking attempts.
“Nearly 50% of the most frequently used passwords around the world this year consist of simple keyboard patterns of letters and numbers,” researchers at anyIP report.
According to NordPass' list of the world's 200 worst passwords, “123456” has been used more than 3 million times.
“These findings highlight the alarming prevalence of predictable and easily hackable passwords,” anyIP co-founder Khaled Bentoumi told Forbes.
“Hackers are increasingly using sophisticated tools to compromise accounts in seconds, and relying on weak passwords is the same as leaving your front door unlocked.”
anyIP's list is UK-specific, listing popular UK locations and sports teams, but replacing the terms with US names is the same and is equally ineffective at protecting your account. reported Forbes.
Filtering NordPass' index of hackable credentials to US-specific results revealed that “secret” was used over 328,000 times, making it the top result. “1234456” and “password” fell to second and third place, but other popular and simple passwords made the top 20, including “iloveyou,” “baseball,” “monkey,” and “sunshine.” Masu.
Earlier this month, cybersecurity experts revealed that long, complex passphrases aren't as secure as users think.
In an update from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the agency says that hard-to-remember passwords that are a jumble of letters, symbols, and numbers tax users' memory, so they should focus on length instead. It was revealed that.
