'123456' and 'iloveyou' Are Among the Most Common Passwords Indians Use: Report
Passwords are meant to add security to our digital presence but with so many of them to remember, we often tend to go for easily recallable ones. The latest report by NordPass, suggests that most people often go for easy to remember passwords like ‘12345’ or ‘1111111’ and this makes it very easy for hackers to crack them. The report said that it would less than a few seconds to crack such passwords While ‘123456’ topped the list, 10.31 crore count, passwords like ‘qwerty’, ‘dragon’, ‘money’ and ‘password’ were also among the most commonly used globally. Like other commonly used passwords globally, these were also very easy to crack and most of them could be breached in under a minute. One Direction made a comeback this year after missing from the list of most commonly used passwords last year The car brand names, Ferrari and Porsche are also part of this 2021 list.
Millions of people are still using passwords like '123456' or 'qwerty': Study
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