NordPass and a security experts have analyzed 4.3 terabytes of public password data, to find the most common passwords and those that are easiest to crack, which also PC Magazine wrote about.
The passwords they came up with have no personal connection, but it turned out that some passwords are much faster than others to crack.
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Common with number combinations as passwords
In 2023, the most common passwords are a series of number combinations. PC Magazine has produced a list of the ten most common passwords and in seven of the places it was precisely number combinations.
According to Nordpass, it is possible to crack all its passwords in less than a second, if you are a hacker. So if you have any of the passwords on the list, it might be a good idea to change to a different one.
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Ten most common passwords in 2023
1. 123456
2. admin
3. 12345678
4. 123456789
5. 1234
6. 12345
7. password
8. 123
9. Aa123456
10. 1234567890