Do you use one of the most used passwords by the French?
Haris Fotso
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It shows that users (still) tend to opt for convenience.
Accounts that are still insufficiently secure. In its annual survey published on Monday, November 14, NordPass , a password manager, revealed the #200 most commonly used passwords in France. “Despite continued warnings from cybersecurity experts about the consequences of irresponsible password management, internet users are once again found guilty. remain the same," notes the manager. "In addition, 83% of the passwords on this year's list can be cracked in less than a second," he adds.
Uses common to many countries
The company noticed that French users had relatively similar practices to those of their counterparts in the rest of the world. Thus, "they tend to take it easy" with "simple combinations of numbers, letters and symbols". It is no coincidence that "123456" remains the most common password in France but also in other countries such as #Colombia, #Brazil and #Japan. Similarly, "password", the most popular password on the planet (used more than 4.9 million times), ranks ninth in France. Other simple terms such as "loulou" (7th), "doudou" (10th), "sun" (14th) or "horse" (17th) or "hello" (18th) also feature prominently.
In addition, "the use of one's own name to secure one's accounts" is still common, underlines NordPass . As such, "Camille" (24th), "Nicolas" (25th) and "Thomas" (31st) are particularly appreciated by the French.
Note that many of these passwords can be cracked in an instant, often less than a second.
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For more security, the company specializing in password management recommends creating long and complex passwords, without ever reusing them. The use of double authentication applications also radically reduces the risk of Hacking HR .
The 20 passwords most used by the French:
1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. azerty
4. 1234561
5. azertyuiop
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6.avf2013
7. loulou
8. 000000
9.password
10. comforter
11. marseille
12. amiret2015
13. password
14. sun
15. 12345
16. 1234567891
17. horse
18. hello
19. darling
20. love
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