What are the most common passwords? Top 50 for 2022 revealed despite cyber security warnings
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It may be easier to choose a simple password, one that you can remember in an instant, so you can quickly log-in to your email, laptop or computer.
But having an easy password can mean hackers are more likely to crack them and eventually leak your data.
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Hide AdThe government issued regular warnings to millions of people to protect themselves from cyber attacks.
In a recent statement, the government advised that people should use a mixture of capital letters and lowercase characters.
The GCHQ Twitter page posted: “When you use different passwords or your important accounts, it can be hard to remember them all. Create strong, memorable password using 3 random word.”
Action Fraud says analysis has shown that 86 per cent of frauds had a cyber element to them, with the crimes among some of the most common criminal offences in the UK. But the body says that despite the threat continuing to grow, people can take steps to prevent it.
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Hide AdBy following just a few quick and simple steps, you can make it harder for cyber criminals to get into your devices and online accounts. They advise creating a separate password for your email, use three random words, save them in your browser and turn on two-factor authentication among plenty of other steps you can take to protect yourself.
The password manager system NordPass has revealed the top 50 most common passwords used amongst the public in 2022. They have also assessed how current events affect our passwords..
Commonly used passwords in 2022:
password
123456
123456789
guest
qwerty
12345678
111111
12345
col123456
123123
1234567
1234
1234567890
000000
555555
666666
123321
654321
7777777
123
D1lakiss
777777
110110jp
1111
987654321
121212
Gizli
abc123
112233
azerty
159753
1q2w3e4r
54321
pass@123
222222
qwertyuiop
qwerty123
qazwsx
vip
asdasd
123qwe
123654
iloveyou
a1b2c3
999999
Groupd2013
1q2w3e
usr
Liman1000
1111111
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