<aside> 💡 This article is reprinted from 「Do You Use The World’s Most Common Password?」 by Forbes News in the United States. The author Kate O'Flaherty is a senior security expert in the UK. She shows us commonly used weak password reports and their harm. Let’s read on and see if we’ve been tricked?
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Do you use the world’s most common password? If so, you might want to change it. GETTY IMAGES
The world’s most common password has been revealed and it’s not that difficult to guess. In fact, the world’s most common password is “password.
That’s according to new data from password manager company, which creates a list of the most common and therefore worst passwords each year. “We learned that despite growing cybersecurity awareness, old habits die hard,” This company says.
Sadly this means using simple credentials such as “password”, your favourite football team, or your pet’s name to secure your accounts. Worse, many people are repeating their passwords across multiple sites. This can leave you in a precarious position if one of your accounts is hacked, as attackers can access other services you use.
The company has listed the 100 most used passwords on its site, but for your viewing pleasure, here are the top 10: