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NordPass, a password management company, analyzed a database of around 500 million passwords that were leaked in data breaches during 2019 and compiled a list of the ones most frequently used. Comparing that list to passwords from the preceding 10 years resulted in a worrisome conclusion: Americans are not taking passwords seriously. Every year, the top 10 or 20 passwords on the list of most commonly used passwords will show the following entries: 12345, test1, qwerty, abc123, password and admin.
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