Worst Passwords Of 2019- Is Your's on this List? These are the Top 25 Worst Passwords that People Used in 2019.
Worst Passwords of 2019
Despite warnings by security experts and repeated breaches, it appears that some internet users have not updated their passwords to a more secure one. Nordpass, the company that compiled a list of 200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches just this year.By the Nordpass, The analysis shows that still people using weak passwords.
The most popular passwords contain all the obvious and easy to guess number combinations (12345,111111,123321), popular female names (Nicole, Jessica, Hannah), and just strings of letters forming a horizontal or vertical line on a QWERTY keyboard (asdfghjkl, qazwsx, 1qaz2wsx, etc.). Surprisingly, the most obvious one — “password” — remains very popular; 830,846 people still use it.
Here’s the top 25 Worst Passwords:
- 12345.
- 123456.
- 123456789.
- test1.
- password.
- 12345678.
- zinch.
- g_czechout.
- asdf.
- Qwerty.
- 1234567890.
- 1234567.
- Aa123456.
- iloveyou.
- 1234
- abc123.
- 111111.
- 123123.
- dubsmash.
- test.
- princess.
- qwertyuiop.
- sunshine.
- BvtTest123.
- 11111.
Want to check the complete list of Worst Passwords, Here we got. NordPass.
Strengthening passwords – and your security
So, we've gone through the Worst, most Popular Passwords of 2019, if your's password on that list, or if you’re having second thoughts about your own password practices, there are a few simple things that can be done. First, password length is important. In order to remember long passwords, some people advise using a phrase, which could be a line from a book or film. Cyber-criminals often use automated tools to guess passwords and this approach makes their task more difficult.
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