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December 21: Common passwords and password hygiene tips

Researchers evaluated cybersecurity incidents from 2021 across 50 countries to determine the most commonly used passwords.

Danny Sheridan
Dec 21, 2021
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Source: Nord Pass
Published: November 2021

Common passwords and password hygiene tips 

Researchers evaluated cybersecurity incidents from 2021 across 50 countries to determine the most common passwords.

Here are some stand out passwords: 

Rank: 1
Password:
123456
Number of times used:
103 million

Rank: 4
Password:
qwerty
Number of times used:
22 million

Rank: 5
Password:
password
Number of times used:
21 million

Rank: 22
Password:
iloveyou
Number of times used:
4 million

Rank: 54
Password:
myspace1
Number of times used:
1.6 million

Rank: 65
Password:
sunshine
Number of times used:
1.4 million 

Password hygiene tips

  1. Use a Password Manager (e.g., 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane)

  2. Avoid reusing passwords across websites

  3. Create complex passwords that combine letters, numbers, and symbols

  4. Reset your most important passwords (i.e., banking, email) every 90 days

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