More than 3 million people use 123456 as a password and this is the most used password in the world
The bizarre study published by NordPass makes everyone talk, and the Lithuanian company dared to publish a list of the 200 most used passwords globally, showing that we are creatures accustomed even to the expense of our privacy and online security. Which is sure to be compromised with any of these passwords knowing that they can all be decrypted in less than a minute.
At this point it is no longer a secret that no one pays attention to the advice of experts to configure secure passwords in their online services, and in addition there are very few users, especially the less advanced, who use password managers in their daily accounts so that you have at least a secure repository where you can store their passwords.
In the event that all this doesn't seem enough, as the XDA developers commented, there are still more than 3 million people using the classic "123456" as a password in their main connected services, something that can almost be defined as reckless.
We also have a million and a half more people to add to the maximum risk list, since their password is "123456789". There are also 900,000 other users who have the password "12345678" on important services.
Using a password like "123456789" or the same word "password" in your online services will be like parking your car and leaving it open, turned on and containing the keys for several days.
"password" is also one of my favorite words for securing access, as in its case it is configured in more than 700,000 accounts worldwide.
Many will say that these are most likely temporary or disposable accounts as they were registered for certain purposes and are certainly inactive, but the study reveals that "123456" exists as a password in nearly a million corporate accounts used in business environments.
Hence, we can only advise you to pay attention to your passwords because they are a guarantee and guarantor of your privacy on the Internet.
On this page you will find the most used passwords in the world