The top 200 worst passwords of 2020 are now available. Like every year, the timeless 123456 tops the ranking. Among the favorite themes Internet users find entertainment, profanity, first names or number sequences. If you made the mistake of using one of the passwords from this top, we explain how to choose a real code to secure your accounts.
On November 17, NordPass, a password manager launched in 2019, published the list of the 200 most common passwords of the year 2020. Not surprisingly, we find essentially the same passwords as in the top 100 of 2019 or the top 25 of the year 2018.
“The majority of people use simple, easy-to-remember passwords because they are the most convenient. But the problem is that most memorable passwords are also very vulnerable to hacking ” warns NordPass. Obviously, the firm advises you to opt for a password manager to make your life easier.
The 200 passwords you shouldn’t use
In the top 10, we thus find the timeless 123456, 123456789, password or 1234567890. According to NordPass, it takes on average less than a second for a hacker to guess these passwords. Indeed, a hacker will first start by using the most common codes to try to enter your account. By choosing a password that can be found in the list below, you facilitate the work of hackers. Yet 2,543,285 Internet users still use 123,456 to protect their online accounts.
- 123456
- 123456789
- picture1
- password
- 12345678
- 111111
- 123123
- 12345
- 1234567890
- senha
- 1234567
- qwerty
- abc123
- Million2
- 000000
- 1234
- iloveyou
- aaron431
- password1
- qqww1122
- 123
- omgpop
- 123321
- 654321
- qwer123456
- qwer123456
- 123456a
- a123456
- 666666
- asdfghjkl
- ashley
- 987654321
- unknown
- zxcvbnm
- 112233
- chatbooks
- 20100728
- 123123123
- princess
- jacket025
- avoid
- 123abc
- 123qwe
- sunshine
- 121212
- dragon
- 1q2w3e4r
- 5201314
- 159753
- 123456789
- pokemon
- qwerty123
- Bangbang123
- jobandtalent
- monkey
- 1qaz2wsx
- abcd1234
- default
- aaaaaa
- soccer
- 123654
- ohmnamah23
- 12345678910
- zing
- shadow
- 102030
- 11111111
- asdfgh
- 147258369
- qazwsx
- qwe123
- michael
- soccer
- baseball
- 1q2w3e4r5t
- party
- daniel
- asdasd
- 222222
- myspace1
- asd123
- 555555
- a123456789
- 888888
- 7777777
- fuckyou
- 1234qwer
- superman
- 147258
- 999999
- 159357
- love123
- tigger
- purple
- samantha
- charlie
- babygirl
- 88888888
- jordan23
- 789456123
- jordan
- anhyeuem
- killer
- basketball
- michelle
- 1q2w3e
- lol123
- qwerty1
- 789456
- 6655321
- nicole
- naruto
- Master
- chocolate
- maggie
- computer
- hannah
- jessica
- 123456789a
- password123
- hunter
- 686584
- iloveyou1
- 987654321
- justin
- cookie
- Hello
- blink182
- andrew
- 25251325
- love
- 987654
- bailey
- princess1
- 123456
- 101010
- 12341234
- a801016
- 1111
- 1111111
- anthony
- Yu Gi Oh
- fuckyou1
- amanda
- asdf1234
- trustno1
- butterfly
- x4ivygA51F
- iloveu
- batman
- starwars
- summer
- michael1
- 00000000
- lovely
- jakcgt333
- buster
- jennifer
- babygirl1
- family
- 456789
- azerty
- andrea
- q1w2e3r4
- qwer1234
- hello123
- 10203
- matthew
- pepper
- 12345a
- letmein
- joshua
- 131313
- 131313
- 131313
- Sample123
- 777777
- football1
- jesus1
- taylor
- b123456
- whatever
- welcome
- ginger
- flower
- 333333
- 1111111111
- robert
- samsung
- a12345
- loveme
- Gabriel
- alexander
- cheese
- passw0rd
- 142536
- peanut
- 11223344
- thomas
- angel1
Among the 12 themes most popular with Internet users 2020, we find entertainment. Like every year, pop culture-inspired passwords are popular. In the top 200, we can see “superman”, “starwars”, “blink182” or “pokémon”. This year the “Batman” password has lost much of its popularity.
Another source of inspiration popular with users, profanity. NordPass thus lists the very widespread “fuck you” and “fuckyou1”. This year, food is also well represented in the ranking, with the passwords “chocolate”, “cookie” and “cheese”.
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How to choose a good and secure password?
To choose a good password that is really secure, NordPass recommends “Avoid using dictionary words, number combinations or strings of adjacent key combinations”. Obviously, this precaution requires taking into account the arrangement of the keys of an AZERTY keyboard and a QWERTY keyboard.
More generally, we advise you to‘Avoid the most classic patterns, with a capital letter at the beginning and a symbol placed at the end. Instead, opt for a long and complex code, which mixes punctuation, symbols, numbers and letters. For best results, feel free to rely on a password generator like LastPass or DashLane. For security, change your password on a regular basis.
NordPass advises Internet users to choose a unique password for each of their accounts. Unfortunately, 59% of Internet users still use the same code for all their accounts, reveals a study by Lab42 published in 2017. Thus, a hacker who manages to obtain your Facebook credentials is able to penetrate all of your online accounts.
Are you really using one of the passwords on this list? Are you going to change all of your codes after reading this article? What’s the worst password you’ve ever used? We await your opinion and your testimony in the comments.
Source: NordPass