Strong passwords are essential for protecting your accounts, and while it's important to find a balance between something memorable and secure, the risks are significant.
"Cybercriminals often rely on vast word lists—sometimes with millions of entries—to crack passwords," the experts warns. You might wonder how a simple list of words could break your password, but when you consider that modern smartphones, not just powerful servers, can process thousands of attempts every second, it becomes clear that a list of a million words isn't as large as it seems.
The top 10 most common passwords in the world, according to NordPass, are:
1. 123456
2. admin
3. 12345678
4. 123456789
5. 1234
6. 12345
7. password
8. 123
9. Aa123456
10. 1234567890
The top 10 in America is slightly different, with 'UNKNOWN' and 'abc123' included in the list:
1. 123456
2. password
3. admin
4. 1234
5. UNKNOWN
6. 12345678
7. 123456789
8. 12345
9. abc123
10. Password
And in the UK, the country's love of football shines through with 'liverpool', 'arsenal' and 'chelsea' all in the top 10; 'qwerty' is high up too:
1. 123456
2. password
3. qwerty
4. liverpool
5. 123456789
6. arsenal
7. 12345678
8. 12345
9. abc123
10. chelsea
Author: Christopher Lynskey
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