2020's Most Common Passwords Are Laughably Insecure
PC Magazine|December 2020
Chances are that if a password is easy for you to remember, a hacker can easily crack it. And despite years (and years) of tech companies warning consumers to use hard-to-crack passwords, plus two-factor authentication, people are still using laughably insecure codes.
SHERIN SHIBU
2020's Most Common Passwords Are Laughably Insecure

Of NordPass’ 200 most used passwords for 2020, the top three are 123456, 123456789, and picture1. Next on the list is just “password,” but various number combinations, as well as qwerty, abc123, and Million2 also make the list. You should also avoid iloveyou, omgpop, ashley, chatbooks, princess, sunshine, dragon, and pokemon as passwords.

This story is from the December 2020 edition of PC Magazine.

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