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Top 200 Most Common Passwords | NordPass (nordpass.com)
submitted 1 week ago by otters_raft@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Seven years since our first top 200 common passwords list, we’ve witnessed how credential trends have changed — and what has remained the same. Each year, we rediscover people’s tendency to opt for weak passwords that prioritize convenience over security.

However, this year, we decided to ask ourselves: How do different generations treat their password use? From the silent generation to the “zoomers,” we analyzed which passwords are the most common among different user groups. As it turns out, bad password habits are trendy no matter how old you are.

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[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

P@ssw0rd is ahead of Password. Times they are a changin

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

It'll just be that a lot of password systems insist on a number in a special character.

[–] akwd169@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago

Most places force you to put a number and a special character in there now, the number of places you can get away with just a word for a password is dwindling

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

I know a couple of people who think they are clever for these kinds of substitutions, I can probably use this fact on them. Not sure they will change their ways after, they kinda oppose any change.