Worst Passwords Used in 2019 – Here is the List of Top 50 Common Passwords

Despite the importance of setting strong passwords, users continue to setup week passwords which are easy to guess for an attacker. A strong password is key to protect your digital assets. Here is the list of Worst Passwords 2019

Memorizing strong separate passwords for each account is also a difficult task, password managers are the solution for this problem.

Worst Passwords 2019

Nordpass compiled a list of 200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches just this year. The analysis shows that still people using weak passwords.

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The bad news is that when compared to 2018 leaked passwords nothing changed, “12345”, “123456” and “123456789” remains at the top spot. Following that “test1” and “password” remain popular.

If you have a weak password then it is a cakewalk for hackers, they can gain access to your account easily by using brute force techniques. A strong password should have at least six characters that include a combination of upper and lowercase letters, symbols and numbers.

Here is the list of top 50 Worst Passwords of 2019

If you find your passwords in the list it recommends to change the passwords immediately to avoid hack attacks, common passwords are not safe.

1. 12345
2. 123456
3. 123456789
4. test1
5. password
6. 12345678
7. zinch
8. g_czechout
9. asdf
10. qwerty
11. 1234567890
12. 1234567
13. Aa123456.
14. iloveyou
15. 1234
16. abc123
17. 111111
18. 123123
19. dubsmash
20. test
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. sunshine
24. BvtTest123
25. 11111
26. ashley
27. 00000
28. 000000
29. password1
30. monkey
31. livetest
32. 55555
33. soccer
34. charlie
35. asdfghjkl
36. 654321
37. family
38. michael
39. 123321
40. football
41. baseball
42. q1w2e3r4t5y6
43. nicole
44. jessica
45. purple
46. shadow
47. hannah
48. chocolate
49. michelle
50. daniel

Tips to Stay Safe

• Use a complex password, enforce a strong password policy.
• Check the password regularly, Use two-factor authentication(2FA) for vital sites like managing an account and Emails, make sure all the passwords are unique.
• Change the Manufactures’s default Password that gadgets are issued before they are conveyed to the IT Department.
• Use password managers.

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