If your password is on this list, you should change it

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Basic passwords that take less than a second to crack remain incredibly popular, according to an annual survey released by password manager software NordPass, which analyzed a database of nearly 275.7 million passwords.

The most popular one, used by more than 2.5 million users, was "123456." Other variations that extend or shorten the same sequence make up half of the top 10 most common passwords of the year, according to the survey, almost all of which would take less than a second to crack and have been breached millions of times. "123456" has been breached more than 23.5 million times.

But also making the list of common passwords were combinations like "aaron431," "zxcvbnm" -- look at the bottom sequence of letters on your keyboard -- and "x4ivygA51F." "Ashley" was one of the most common name-based passwords, shared with more than 52,000 other users. NordPass cybersecurity expert Chad Hammond suggested changing your password if it appears on the top 200 list.

 

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