India uses some of the worst passwords, can be cracked in under 1 second, shows survey
A recent study by NordPass reveals that ‘123456’ remains India’s most common password, followed by ‘password’. Alarmingly, 78% of the world’s most common passwords can now be cracked in under a second, a sharp rise from last year’s 70% The study reveals that nearly half of the world’s most common passwords consist of easy keyboard patterns like “qwerty,” “123456789,” and “1q2w3e4er5t.” This trend is equally prevalent in India, where convenience often outweighs security. In the sixth edition of its annual Top 200 Most Common Passwords report, which spans 44 countries, NordPass found that the infamous “123456” tops the charts as the most used password worldwide and in India. The study, done in collaboration with NordStellar, reveals that nearly half of the world’s most common passwords consist of easy keyboard patterns like “qwerty,” “123456789,” and “1q2w3e4er5t.” This trend is equally prevalent in India, where convenience often outweighs security. Business users often default to generic passwords like “newmember,” “newpass,” “welcome,” and “newuser.” Worse still, many employees stick with initial default passwords like “admin” or “temppass,” creating a major security risk.
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