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The Most Common Passwords in America

World password day

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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:

  1. "12345"- it takes less than one second to crack this password, used by nearly 33 million people in 2021.
  2. "qwerty" - Over 22 million used this password in 2021, which also takes less than a second for hackers to figure out.
  3. "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.


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