Please change your password before hackers use this list of the 200 most commonly used passwords to crack open your life like a coconut

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Change your password. Don’t give me that, “Oh, I’ll do it later,” malarkey. Update your most important accountsnow—and please, for the love of all of your files in the cloud, don’t change it to ‘123456.’

Why not? Well, it’s only the most popular password for both personal and corporate accounts—making it also the easiest for hackersand even AIto crack—according toNordPass. For the last six years, the password management arm of NordVPN has collated data on the most commonly used passwords in a bid to get people to take their own digital security more seriously. Unfortunately, the usual suspects reign supreme.

That said, there was enough detail in their data set for NordPass to determine that it pertains to accounts registered across 44 different countries. Naturally, one should be sceptical of any facts or figures coming from a company also trying to sell you something. That said, if you’re genuinely using ‘password’ as youractualpassword for anything, you need to have a word with yourself as it placed fourth and fifth this year.

We’ve covered NordPass' yearly list of the 200 most used passwords before, with ‘123456’ taking the top spot in both2020,2022, and now once again in 2024. If this is a password you’re currently using for either a personal or corporate account, you should know that NordPass estimates it will take any would-be hacker less than a second to pry their way into your accounts.

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Anime jokes that are a stretch at best aside, what can one do for better password management with all of these accounts you’re expected to have in this day and age? NordPass' answer is obvious, but we’ve also broached the subject ourselves withthis handy guide.

If you’re still looking for password inspiration, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre advises thatthree random words stuck together makes for pretty good passwords—just make sure they’re threeactuallyrandom words because anyone of a certain age will guess ‘Purple Monkey Dishwasher’ a mile off.

Anyway, because I’m vain, I did also take a look at where my own name ranked on NordPass' lists; it turns out ‘jessica’ places at 114th for personal passwords and 112th for corporate codes. According to NordPass' estimations, it’d also take slightly longer for a hacker to crack too—a whole seven seconds! Finally, something to be proud of.

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