The poor the bad and the terrible -- popular passwords around the world

Passwords are an essential part of our digital lives, yet many people still use weak or simple combinations of letters and numbers that can be cracked in just a few seconds. A new report from Safety Detectives, based on analysis of a 2.5TB database containing passwords compromised through data breaches and malware attacks across 44 countries, looks at the current state of password habits, to highlight how these practices have evolved over time. Sadly the findings show we're still wedded to incredibly insecure passwords. '123456' was the most frequently used password worldwide in 2024, used 3,018,050 times in the dataset.… [Continue Reading]