This year the annual research covers 50 different countries, top passwords among different genders, as well as the global view
In India, the most popular password according to the 2021 report is “password”, based on the annual research by NordPass. Interestingly, Japan was the only other country out of the 50 analyzed that had the same top password.
These are the top 20 most common passwords in India:
This year, NordPass published research that features not only the top 200 passwords globally, but also covers the top 200 passwords of 50 different countries. Furthermore, readers can also explore the most common passwords among different genders in all the researched countries.
Trends and differences among countries and genders
Overall, the Indian password list has similar trends as many countries, but also has its differences.
Weak passwords — a global problem
The NordPass research also illustrates how weak the top passwords are indicating the time it would take the hacker to crack that password. While the “Time to crack” measure is indicative, and depends on various technological aspects, it’s a good reference point on how poor these passwords are. Overall, in India, 62 passwords out of the 200 can be cracked in less than a second. That’s 31%, whereas globally, the percentage is 84.5%.
“Unfortunately, the passwords keep getting weaker and people still don’t maintain proper password hygiene,” says Jonas Karklys, CEO of NordPass. “It’s important to understand that passwords are the gateway to our digital lives, and with us spending more and more time online, it’s becoming enormously important to take better care of our cybersecurity.”
Found your password on the “most popular” list?
Jonas Karklys, CEO of NordPass advises to follow a few simple steps in order to improve your password hygiene.
Methodology: The list of passwords was compiled in partnership with independent researchers specializing in research of cybersecurity incidents. They evaluated a 4TB-sized database.
Researchers classified the data into various verticals, which allowed them to perform a statistical analysis based on countries and gender.
With regard to the gender vertical, the researched data was classified by gender only if it included a gender key. If the breached data didn’t contain the data key, it was classified as “unknown”.
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