It doesn’t pay to underestimate the power of passwords | photo: Pixabay
The Internet is a very dangerous place, and the basis of any safe existence is to use strong passwords. The more comprehensive and complex, the better, of course, but then again there is a risk of its being forgotten, and users often tend to have them as simple as possible. What are the 10 most used passwords of 2024?
Don’t underestimate the power of passwords
Using complex and strong passwords is one of the most important rules for moving and operating safely in the online world. It is ideal to bet on multi-level security, i.e. supplement the password with, for example, an extra code that the service will send to you by email or via SMS. However, this is not always possible and that is why it is important to bet on strong passwords.
With a complex password, on the other hand, there is a risk that the user will forget it, which is why many people resort to using passwords as simple as possible, although fortunately many services already prevent this. It is a fairly common phenomenon that the password must not contain, for example, consecutive numbers, or must include some special character. What are the most used passwords of 2024 according to the website NordPass?
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The most used passwords of 2024
- 123456
- 123456789
- 12345678
- secret
- password
- qwerty123
- qwerty1
- 111111
- 123123
- 1234567890
The most used passwords of 2024 in the Czech Republic
- 123456
- password
- password
- robot
- 12345
- martin
- michal
- xxx2xxx
- monika
- 123456789
123456 is the clear winner
As you can see, the worst possible password, “123456”, wins again. It has long been the most used password from a global perspective, and breaking it takes even an inexperienced individual less than one second. This is often the first option anyone who wants to crack a login will try, and the other most used passwords aren’t any better in this regard.
In the Czech Republic, mandatory “passwords” are also very popular, and it is interesting that passwords in the form of names also made it into the top 10. It is evident that the name Martin, Michal and Monika are the most popular in the country. Definitely avoid the passwords mentioned above and rather bet on something original and more complex to make it as difficult as possible to crack them.
Source: mobilizujeme.cz
