The Worst Password Of 2025 Is '123456' - Make Sure You Don't Use These

If you’re using ‘123456’ as a password for your online accounts, you should change it. Here are other bad passwords of 2025 ...
Morning Overview on MSN

It’s nearly 2026 and people still use 123456 as a password

As we edge closer to 2026, it’s startling to realize that ‘123456’ remains the most popular password choice for many people, ...
The Financial Express

World’s most breached passwords revealed: ‘123456’ and ‘India@123’ among top choices for hackers

The study also shed light on regional vulnerabilities, specifically citing the password 'India@123' as a major concern.

These are still the most popular passwords around - and surely, we can do better than this as a species

A report from Comparitech examining more than two billion exposed passwords found variations of sequential digits still ...
CBS News

Common passwords like "123456" and "admin" take less than a second to crack, research shows

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...
ZDNet

One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'

Everyone needs a password manager. If you're willing to pay a monthly or annual fee, these options are worth it. Read now In one of the biggest password re-use studies of its kind, an analysis of more ...

From '123456' to 'India@123': Internet's Most Common Passwords of 2025 Have Been Leaked

Some say the fear began with the Last Supper, where Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was believed to be the 13th guest ...
Pocket-lint

If your password is 123456 here are 3 million reasons to change it

Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned ...
CNN

Yes, people are still using ‘123456’ and ‘password’ as their password

When it comes to updating passwords, we are creatures of habit – and change is hard. But it’s 2020 and it may be time to beef up your security game because, according to new research, people are still ...
Digital Trends

Report shows many web surfers are still using ‘123456’ as their password

For some reason, many web surfers accessing the internet don’t appear to be listening. Despite warnings by experts and countless reports of hacking, identity theft, online fraud, and more, there are ...
Wall Street Journal

’123456′ Again: The Most Popular Passwords Aren’t Changing

This is not a reprinted mistake: The most commonly used password in 2014 was "123456," a security company says. Despite the high-profile hacking attacks last year, people are still using passwords ...

It's nearly 2026 and most people still use '123456' as a password

The latest shame-inducing most-common-passwords report comes from tech research and review site Comparitech. Using information leaked on data breach forums in 2025, its researchers aggregated more ...