The most used (and insecure) passwords in the world and Spain in 2023

If your passwords are an organized sequence of numbers (1234…), or the same repeated number (0000) or the word “password”, you make it very easy for cybercriminals. In fact, they are among the most used passwords in 2023 and also the worst, according to a study.

The average user has about 100 passwords, according to NordPass. Therefore, you can choose to place it on different platforms or choose one that is easy to remember.

However, there is a big difference in terms of security between one password and another: Cybercriminals can decrypt some of them in less than a secondwhile others (Mix (of 12 letters with uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols) can take up to 3000 years.

86% of all web application attacks use stolen credentials and notes VerizonBetween 2016 and 2022, 24 thousand million were violated, according to data from RelayQuest.

here they are The most common passwords in 2023, as well as the time required to crack themAccording to a study he conducted Nord Pass —Password management tool—in collaboration with an independent investigation team specializing in cybersecurity incidents:

1. 123456: less than 1 second (< 1) to decode; It has been used 4,524,867 times
2. Responsible: < 1 second for decoding; It has been used 4,008,850 times
3. 12345678: < 1 sec; 1,371,152 times
4. 123456789: < 1 sec; 1,213,047 times
5. 1234: < 1 sec; 969,811 times
6. 12345: < 1 sec; 728,414 times
7. password: < 1 sec; 710,321 times
8. 123: < 1 second for decoding; It has been used 528,086 times
9. AA123456: < 1 sec; 319,725 times
10. 1234567890: < 1 sec; 302,709 times
11. unknown: 17 minutes; 240,377 times
12. 1234567: < 1 sec; 234,187 times
13. 123123: < 1 sec; 224,261 times
14. 111111: < 1 sec; 191,392 times
15. password: < 1 second for decoding; It has been used 177,725 times
16. 12345678910: < 1 sec; 172,502 times
17. 000000: < 1 sec; 168,653 times
18. admin123: 11 seconds; 159,354
19. ********: < 1 sec; 152,497 times
20. user: 1 second; 146,233 times

“123456,” the most common password in 2023, was the most used in four of the last five editions of this study (“It has been proven to be the worst password in the world,” the authors say), while “admin,” which has not appeared in One of the first 200 credentials, it ranks second on this occasion; next to, 17 of the first 20 (85%) From the current list It can be hacked in less than a secondCollecting CNBC.

The report also analyzes the use of passwords On different platforms And in 35 countries. Regarding the first point, “123456” is the most common password for commerce, emails, productivity tools, and live streaming; “Unknown” (unknown, in English) is the main component of social, financial and mobile networks; And “12345678910” is found in video games.

As for Spanish users, they repeat many of the most used passwords in the world, but they also add other passwords that include the names of cities in the country or people and companies. here they are The most common passwords in Spain in 2023According to the same study:

1. Responsible: <1 second decoding time; It has been used 31,361 times
2. 123456: < 1 sec; 27,966 times
3. 12345678: < 1 sec; 10,359 times
4. 123456789: < 1 sec; 7573 times
5. 12345: < 1 sec; 7391 times
6. password: < 1 sec; 4779 times
7. 1234567890: <1 second: 2486 times
8. Mallorca64: 6 days; 2319 times
9. Barcelona: < 1 sec; 2238
10. 000000: < 1 sec; 2106 times
11. 111111: < 1 second for decoding; 2020 Business Times
12. Equivalence1: 11 seconds; 1876 ​​times
13. 111111: < 1 sec; 1840 times
14. 1234567: < 1 sec; 1817 times
15. Shell123: 2 minutes; 1708 times
16. Carl0s: < 1 sec; 1632 times
17. unknown: 17 minutes; 1576 times
18. Forty: 3 hours; 1561 times
19. Vodafone: 3 hours; 1538 times
20. Damageto1: One day to get it; Used 1504 times

how Curiosity in choosing passwords in other countriesThe most notable presence of names in many of them (“Isabella” is the second most common in Austria; “Catherina” is the eleventh in Greece; and “Francesco” is the twelfth in Italy, where it is preceded by “Ciaoxiao”). ; Greater use of numbers in China, and swear words like “shitbird” in the US and football fans in the UK, where “Liverpool” (4th), “Arsenal” (6th), “Chelsea” (10th) and “soccer” (XII) appear among the most popular of the year.