The Worst Passwords of 2019 | NordVPN

Is your password safe and strong? Find the worst passwords of 2019 ranked in this video. Check if your password is not among them. Despite data breaches affecting billions of accounts, people still don’t care about the strength of their passwords. 12345, asdfg, 111111 or year of birth are still commonplace. And they are like welcoming signs to cybercriminals. Check out the video presented by NordVPN: https://video.nordvpn.com/3czGowB But let’s see the numbers. Here are the most popular passwords of 2019: 1. 12345 (used 2.8 million times); 2. 123456 (used 2.5 million times); 3. 123456789 (used 1.1 million times); 4. test1 (used 1 million times); 5. password (used 831k times); 6. 12345678 (used 513k times); 7. zinch (used 483k times); 8. g_czechout (used 372k times); 9. asdf (used 360k times); 10. qwerty (used 349k times). Further down the list we see animals‘ and peoples’ names, colors, cities, etc. Hackers might guess them pretty easily. So why do people still use such passwords? Well, there are several reasons: 1. They are easy to remember; 2. They think they have no valuable info to hide; 3. They underestimate the possibility of an attack; 4. They are too lazy to think of something more original. Even for an average user, weak passwords might do a lot of damage. A hacker might inject malware, access your private data or log in to your accounts. Here are a few methods to reduce these threats: 1. Delete accounts you no longer use; 2. Use a password generator to make strong passwords; 3. Use 2-factor authentication whenever possible; 4. Regularly check your accounts for suspicious activity; 5. Use a password manager to store your passwords. Our own NordPass https://nordpass.com is easy to use and secure. All you need to remember is just a master password.