A new list by a multinational cyber security firm reveals the top 20 password combinations that hackers can crack in less than a second, putting Australians with predictable and lax passwords on notice.
According to data from Nord Security, ‘123456’ was the most used password in Australia in 2021, being recorded 308,000 times.
The second most popular password was the painfully straightforward “password,” which was used 191,800 times.
According to Nord Security, even the most unskilled hacker could crack these passwords in less than one second using simple tools.
Australians with predictable and lax passwords have been warned by a multinational cyber security firm that has compiled a list of the top 20 combinations that hackers can crack in a single second (file image)
Top 20 most frequently used passwords in Australia:
123456 – one second to crack — 308,483 times used
2. password requiring less than one second to decipher; used 191,880 times
3. lizottes require three hours to crack and have been used 98,220 times
4. password1 is one second to break and has been used 86,884 times.
5. 123456789 requires one second to crack and has been used 75,856 times
6. 12345 is a one-second code that has been cracked 69,344 times
7. abc123 requires only one second to crack and has been used 68,434 times
8. qwerty requires less than one second to crack and has been used 67,130 times
9. 12345678 – one second to crack — 37,670 times utilized
10. holden, two minutes to crack, has been utilized 30,844 times.
11. charlie, which takes one second to crack, has been used 30,527 times.
12. 1234567 – one second to break — 28,059 times used
13. qwerty1 is broken in less than one second and has been used 27,088 times.
14. 111111 requires one second to crack and has been used 26,481 times
Dragon requires less than one second to crack and has been used 26,473 times.
16. 1234 – one second to break – employed 26,145 times
17 – one second to crack – used 23,511 times
18. qwerty123 requires less than one second to crack and has been used 23,409 times.
Australia’s 19.
20. princess – one second to crack – 21,660 times used
In order to protect your personal information, the company advises customers to generate a 12-character password comprised of uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.
It is also recommended that you never use the same password for different platforms and devices, and that you update your password every three months.
The corporation stated that a single password for several accounts is a hacker’s dream.
Consider all of your accounts hacked if even a single one is compromised.
According to Nord Security, even the most unskilled hacker could crack a code like ‘123456’ in less than one second using simple software.
Australia also fared well on Nord Security’s global risk rating when compared to other nations.
According to the cyber business, more than 85 million credentials were compromised in the United States in 2016, a shocking average of 3,312 per person.
Russia, Canada, and the United States also achieved high rankings on the index.