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The 10 most common digital passwords of 2020 revealed – 7NEWS.com.au
If your password is on the list, it’s time to lift your game.
Passwords are painful but too many of us arent putting in enough of an effort and that makes life a lot easier for cyber crooks.
According to new research, people are still using easy-to-hack passwords like 123456789, the word password, and iloveyou.
Of the 200 worst passwords, 123456 is the most commonly used of 2020, with 2,543,285 people choosing it.
It takes less than a second to crack, research from NordPass, a password management company, shows.
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