{"id":33518,"date":"2025-11-11T03:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnnweb.com\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2025-11-11T03:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:13:45","slug":"top-10-most-common-leaked-passwords-123456-tops-list-of-most-common-leaked-passwords-of-the-year-revealing-widespread-security-lapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=33518","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Common Leaked Passwords: “123456” Tops List of Most Common Leaked Passwords of the Year, Revealing Widespread Security Lapses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Top 10 Most Common Leaked Passwords-<\/strong> The list of the most frequently used passwords on the internet this year has been leaked, and the results are both shocking and concerning. Despite repeated cybersecurity warnings, millions of users in 2025 relied on extremely weak passwords, with one-quarter of the top 1000 passwords consisting of numbers only.<\/p>\n

According to a new report by Comparitech, an analysis of data from over two billion leaked user accounts this year yielded alarming results. For yet another year, the most common password was “123456”. The top three passwords\u2014”123456,” “12345678,” and “123456789”\u2014were used by millions of users. Other common passwords in the top 10 included “admin,” “password,” and “12345”.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most Common Leaked Passwords<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The list of the most common leaked passwords is dominated by simple, sequential numbers:<\/p>\n

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  1. 123456<\/li>\n
  2. 12345678<\/li>\n
  3. 123456789<\/li>\n
  4. admin<\/li>\n
  5. 1234<\/li>\n
  6. Aa123456<\/li>\n
  7. 12345<\/li>\n
  8. password<\/li>\n
  9. 123<\/li>\n
  10. 1234567890<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Shocking Analysis Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The analysis of nearly 1,000 top passwords revealed several worrying trends:<\/p>\n