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Year ender 2023: These were the most unsafe passwords in India this year

For the fifth year in a row, NordPass has released a list of the most common passwords used by people in India and across the world

December 22, 2023 / 10:23 IST
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A look at the most common passwords in India and across the world

In the day and age of the internet, having a strong password is crucial to protect your privacy online. Using a common password can allow hackers to breach your accounts more easily, which in turn can compromise your personal data like bank accounts. For the fifth year in a row, NordPass has released a list of the most common passwords used by people across the world. The list also looks at common passwords in different countries.

In India, “123456” was the most common password, used over 3.6 lakh times in the data analysed by NordPass. The time taken to crack this password is less than one second.

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Take a look at the top 10 most common passwords in India this year:

123456 (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
admin (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
12345678 (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
12345 (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
password (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
Pass@123 (Time to crack it: 5 minutes)
123456789 (Time to crack it: less than 1 second)
Admin@123 (Time to crack it: 1 year)
India@123 (Time to crack it: 3 hours)
admin@123 (Time to crack it: 34 minutes)