Here are SplashData’s most popular and therefore least secure passwords of 2019.Ĭompare this with other password lists from NordPass and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center show very similar findings. For the best part of a decade simple passwords like these on the list have been found as the most commonly used in all data breaches. The problem with the list is that there’s no real change happening year-on-year with the list. Or maybe the people using that password are talking about Netflix? Who would know. Some other highlights of the most common passwords 2020 list include:Ĭlearly there’s a lot of romantics out there. SplashData’s list is based on the company’s analysis of millions of passwords leaked on the internet. And its longer cousin comes in at number 2 ‘123456789’ according to SplashData’s top 25 most common passwords. No, the champion of passwords is in fact ‘123456’. lease secure) password EVERY year since 2013? No it’s not ‘password’, that comes in at number 4. Check out what happened on the day Disney+ launched, all because so many people re-used their passwords. Unique passwords are a good idea because if one online system gets compromised, you won’t be granting easy access to another service. “Use a Password Manager to make the job easier!” we said… “No”, says just about everyone. We’ve written about plenty of security-related topics in this blog and nothing makes people’s eyes roll more than the need for unique passwords across all of your online accounts. Passwords really are just a nuisance – for you and Cybersecurity professionals.
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