Nordpass has released its annual report over the most common weak passwords people use in 44 different countries. The information comes from a 2.5 TB database of passwords exposed in various data breaches or stolen through malicious code.
This time passwords associated with personal accounts were separated from company accounts – not that it made much of a difference. In the vast majority of countries, and regardless of whether it is about private or business accounts, it is just like before that “123456” and “password” take the top positions.
Sweden is no exception, as “123456” is the unthreatened number one both at work and privately. This is problematic given that it reportedly takes less than a second to crack. The same applies to other common Swedish weak passwords such as “qwerty” and “hejsan”.
The Swedish top list of weak passwords linked to business accounts. Image source: Nordpass
The most leaked Swedish name used in passwords turns out to be Anders, while in Denmark it is Mikkel. Favorite football team is also an exceptionally bad idea to have as a password, as Italy’s easily cracked “Juventus” and Norway’s “Liverpool” prove.
The conclusions of the report are that no major improvement in password habits has taken place during the six years that Nordpass has been investigating the matter, and that people who use weak passwords have a tendency to do so both privately and in work life.
Source: www.sweclockers.com
