Nordpass looked at the most common passwords used in the world and determined how long it takes hackers to crack them.
The three most used passwords in the world are:
- "12345"- it takes less than one second to crack this password, used by nearly 33 million people in 2021.
- "qwerty" - Over 22 million used this password in 2021, which also takes less than a second for hackers to figure out.
- "password" - It also takes less than a second to crack "password" which nearly 21 million people used last year.
Tech experts say if you're using any of these passwords, it's time to make a change.