This popular password is cracked in less than a second

The word ‘password’ is still the most popular password in the world: one that can be discovered by hackers in less than a second. The “Samsung” password is also growing in popularity, but that doesn’t make it a better choice.

Most popular password

It takes hackers less than a second to crack the world’s most popular and weakest passwords. These are very original creations such as from this top five of the most used passwords: ‘password’, ‘123456’, ‘123456789’, ‘guest’ and ‘qwerty’. If we have also revealed your password at the same time, it is not our fault.

According to the numbers shared by NordPass, the worst passwords are still extremely popular. According to a study conducted in 30 countries, the password ‘Samsung’ is also growing in popularity and the number 78 on the list of the most used passwords worldwide. Two years ago it was still in 198th place. And to be clear: in South Korea, Samsung’s home country, the research was not carried out.

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Some other notable picks are: iloveyou (rank 43), dragon (rank 70), pokemon (rank 107), eminem (rank 178) and starwars (rank 196). Batman (rank 185) also loses to Superman (rank 125) in this battle of embarrassingly bad passwords.

But why is it that so many users choose a bad password? This is mainly due to laziness and ignorance. To better protect users, the largest tech manufacturer will offer their services without a password from next year, but with a different form of security.

Passwords are not out of the world in one go, so it’s best to check out these five tips for strong passwords. And also check that you don’t have any of these bad habits. The easiest way to create secure passwords is with a password manager. These are 4 free apps and the Google Password Manager is also a good choice. Are you good at coming up with secure passwords? Let us know in the comments.