48 'most-used' passwords that have been hacked 50,000-plus times

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18 March, 2021, 09:55 am
Last modified: 18 March, 2021, 10:04 am
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Data of thousands of airline passengers around the world was recently hacked via a "highly sophisticated" attack on the IT systems of SITA, which serves around 90% of the global airline industry. 

SITA runs services like ticketing, baggage control and other passenger services for airlines. It serves the Star Alliance that includes Singapore Airlines, Finnair, Malaysian Airlines, Lufthansa, United and others. The hacker attack on the company's servers once again highlights how cyber-criminals have become more sophisticated and active over the years, reports Gadgets Now. 

However, there are still a large number of internet users who seem to be unaware or rather aloof to such grave dangers. As NordPass's annual list of worst passwords shows. 

The list reveals 200 most hacked passwords of the year and how these continue to remain the same over the past many years. It details the number of times a password has been exposed (hacked), used, and the time it would take to crack it. Here are 48 most popular/common passwords from the list that have been hacked at least 50,000 times.

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123456: This password has been hacked 23,597,311 times

0123456789: This password has been hacked 7,870,694 times

qwerty: This password has been hacked 3,946,737 times
password: This password has been hacked 3,759,315 times

111111: This password has been hacked 3,124,368 times

12345678: This password has been hacked 2,944,615 times

abc123: This password has been hacked 2,877,689 times

1234567: This password has been hacked 2,516,606 times

password1: This password has been hacked 2,418,984 times

12345: This password has been hacked 2,389,787 times

1234567890: This password has been hacked 2,264,884 times

123123: This password has been hacked 2,238,694 times

000000: This password has been hacked 1,959,780 times

iloveyou: This password has been hacked 1,645,337 times

1234: This password has been hacked 1,296,186 times

1q2w3e4r5t: This password has been hacked 1,199,289 times

qwertyuiop: This password has been hacked 1,108,463 times

123: This password has been hacked 1,042,952 times

monkey: This password has been hacked 992,381 times

dragon: This password has been hacked 984,209 times

123456a: This password has been hacked 980,190 times

654321: This password has been hacked 953,549 times

123321: This password has been hacked 928,060 times

666666: This password has been hacked 889,482 times

1qaz2wsx: This password has been hacked 775,475 times

121212: This password has been hacked 741,345 times

myspace1: This password has been hacked 737,761 times

123qwe: This password has been hacked 726,928 times

a123456: This password has been hacked 684,476 times

1q2w3e4r: This password has been hacked 658,945 times

123abc: This password has been hacked 648,551 times

qwe123: This password has been hacked 642,523 times

7777777: This password has been hacked 642,523 times

qwerty123: This password has been hacked 624,152 times

987654321: This password has been hacked 599,177 times

zxcvbnm: This password has been hacked 592,416 times
qwerty1: This password has been hacked 586,071 times
222222: This password has been hacked 584,874 times

555555: This password has been hacked 558,726 times

fuckyou: This password has been hacked 557,507 times

asdfghjkl: This password has been hacked 547,528 times

112233: This password has been hacked 543,303 times

1q2w3e: This password has been hacked 513,929 times

qazwsx: This password has been hacked 510,424 times

123123123: This password has been hacked 505,507 times

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