It’s no longer a secret what most Americans use for their password, as the latest report reveals the Top 200 Most Common Passwords. NordPass has released its 6th edition report of the most commonly used passwords and while worldwide things are not looking good it’s somewhat humorous what many in the U.S. have chosen to settle upon as their No. 1 go-to. NordPass has collaborated with NordStellar to compile the new reports which include not only the top 200, that can be selected for either global data or by country, as well as a new most popular corporate password list. Regardless of what kind of user, if your password is on either of these lists it’s probably a good idea to change it, or them, asap.
Per NordPass:
- “It’s our sixth year—this time, in collaboration with NordStellar—analyzing people’s password habits, and guess what? They’re still really bad.”
The reports used 2.5TB of data taken from publicly available sources, including data from the dark web, and spanned 44 countries. The researchers clarified that none of the data was purchased. Data leaks from malware and other sources were also used, but analysis of leaked email addresses was used to determine corporate vs. personal information. It’s no longer a secret that “secret” is the #1 most commonly used password in the U.S. with over 328K users opting for it, and at 2nd place, far too many are still using “123456” with over 260K reported users. Sadly enough, none of the top 10 most used passwords are new in terms of what people have already been told not to use.
Top 10 U.S. Most Commonly Used Passwords (via NordPass):
Top 10 Worldwide Most Commonly Used Passwords (via NordPass):
Top 10 U.S. Most Commonly Used Corporate Passwords (via NordPass):
Top 10 Worldwide Most Commonly Used Corporate Passwords (via NordPass):
So there you have it, lists of the most commonly used passwords or if looked at from a different angle, lists of the most imaginatively challenged on the planet. NordPass does also provide some helpful tips for how not to be on this list so for any it’s probably worth a few minutes to go to their website and do a quick read.
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I certainly hope these are only temporary passwords people are supposed to change on first login.
Otherwise my countrymen on average are idiots.
I think this shows progress. It was “password” for decades
Yep, all the usual ones are on the list so my guess is at some point, secret got mentioned on social media or something and then spread after that.
As bad as this is I'm curious to know what folks are putting for their security questions because I'm sure there are similar instances of things they shouldn't be using. If folks can't come up with a unique password what are they going to do for anything more involved?
this reminds me of some guy who made a joke stating he had trouble remembering his password so he uses incorrect as his password so when he put in the wrong one the pc said your password is incorrect
yep, there's a meme of Joey from Friends for that. Pretty sure I posted it in the funniest pic section about a year or so ago.
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Join Discussion →I certainly hope these are only temporary passwords people are supposed to change on first login.
Otherwise my countrymen on average are idiots.
I think this shows progress. It was “password” for decades
Yep, all the usual ones are on the list so my guess is at some point, secret got mentioned on social media or something and then spread after that.
As bad as this is I'm curious to know what folks are putting for their security questions because I'm sure there are similar instances of things they shouldn't be using. If folks can't come up with a unique password what are they going to do for anything more involved?
this reminds me of some guy who made a joke stating he had trouble remembering his password so he uses incorrect as his password so when he put in the wrong one the pc said your password is incorrect
yep, there's a meme of Joey from Friends for that. Pretty sure I posted it in the funniest pic section about a year or so ago.
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