Security Alert: These Are the 10 Most Hacked Passwords in Indiana

Don't you just love getting the 'It's time to change your password' reminder? I have to keep mine simple otherwise I would be locked out of everything. However, using simple passwords can put our accounts at risk for hackers.

Hackers at Work

Honestly, sometimes it would be helpful to have a hacker tell me my passwords - LOL. How many times have you been locked out of your account for trying the wrong one too many times? Seriously though, none of us want to deal with online scammers causing chaos because we used a simple password.

The website NordPass has been researching the most commonly used passwords for years. They release the passwords that are the easiest to crack, and it is amazing that we are still using some of these.

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Top 10 Worst Passwords

My teenage son scolds me all of the time because my passwords are simple for me to remember and used across too many apps. I can tell you that none of the following are my passwords, but if they are yours, you really should change them.

Here are the top 10 most common passwords, along with the number of times each was used and the estimated time it would take for a hacker to crack them:

123456 – 3,018,050 uses – Cracked instantly
123456789 – 1,625,135 uses – Cracked instantly
12345678 – 884,740 uses – Cracked instantly
password – 692,151 uses – Cracked instantly
qwerty123 – 642,638 uses – Cracked instantly
qwerty1 – 583,630 uses – Cracked instantly
111111 – 459,730 uses – Cracked instantly
12345 – 395,573 uses – Cracked instantly
secret – 363,491 uses – Cracked instantly
123123 – 351,576 uses – Cracked instantly

Better Password Options

It's a good idea to use a 2-factor authorization or turn on face recognition on your phone. If you feel like an account has been compromised, definitely change your password!