A sneak peek into list of most commonly used passwords by Indians; which one are you using?
Most Popular Passwords: Passwords play a crucial role in securing sensitive information and maintaining the privacy of personal and professional accounts.
It's crucial to choose strong, unique passwords for different accounts and to avoid using easily guessable combinations. Best practices for password security include using a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, and avoiding common words or phrases.
However, do you know that the most popular password in India is “123456” which is being widely used by Indians. Other common passwords people use in India are "iloveyou", "krishna", "sairam" and "omsairam", among others.
Several reports and data unveiled list of the 10 most frequently used passwords among Indians which are very easy unchallenging to hack.
1. 123456: Topping the list, @123456 password is easy to crack and takes not less than seconds to hack.
2. Admin: With more than 118,270 individuals using this @admin password is unchallenging to hack
3. 12345678: With more than 60k people using ‘12345679’ password, this password uncomplicated to hack
4. 12345: With more than 50k individuals using this, this password is trouble-free to hack.
5. Password: Easy, simple and quick to hack, about 50k Indians are using this passwords
6. Pass@123: This password comes on Number 6th and takes a mere 5 minutes to crack
7. 123456789: Surprisingly common, this password is crackable in less than a second
8. Admin@123: This password requires a year to crack
9. India@123: With moderate security, it takes 3 hours to crack, chosen by 16k individuals.
10. admin@123: This password can be hacked in about 30 minutes.
While passwords are an essential part of cybersecurity, it's important to use strong and unique passwords, update them regularly, and complement them with additional security measures like two-factor authentication for optimal protection against unauthorized access.
Strong, unique passwords act as a deterrent to common cyberattacks, such as brute force attacks, where attackers try to guess passwords systematically.
- With inputs from agencies
