Arrr! Behold! The top 10 passwords from 2024: treasures and blunders that even a landlubber wouldn't dare use!
2024-12-31
Arrr, me hearties! Our savvy sea dog, Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson, be spillin' the beans ‘bout scallywags usin’ pitiful passwords like “123456”! They be temptin' Davy Jones himself with such folly, riskin’ their precious booty like a landlubber on a leaky ship!
Ahoy, mateys! Let’s be honest, how many of ye scallywags be usin’ passwords like "123456" or "password"? Aye, it be a temptation, I tell ye, but it be a dangerous game we be playin’! A recent report from NordPass reveals that we be makin’ the same foolish mistakes year after year in keepin’ our treasures—er, I mean accounts—safe.NordPass dug through a whopping 2.5TB of passwords, includin’ those from the dark waters of the web, and found that “123456” be reignin’ supreme for the sixth year runnin’! Followed closely by “123456789” and the ever-so-slightly more complex “qwerty123”—gems in the realm of digital negligence, I say!
It be like leavin’ the ship’s door wide open in a port full of thieves! These passwords can be cracked faster than ye can say "Shiver me timbers!" So, how do we break free from this cursed cycle? Here be a few tips: go long with yer passwords, mix ‘em up with letters and symbols, and never reuse ‘em, savvy? Consider usin’ a password manager to keep yer secrets safe!
Let’s hoist the sails and make 2025 the year we ditch those outdated passwords! What be the worst password ye ever used? Share yer tales of woe with us, matey!