Kristin Lessard & Steve Kelly

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The Worst Passwords of 2021...so far

Despite a massive amount of high profile hacks this year, some people are not beefing up their passwords. Some of the passwords that are still in use make almost too easy for hackers to break into you computer and possibly turn your life upside down!

NordPass proves we may actually have backslid in that department, as they release the annual Awful Password List for 2021. Many of this hideous passwords have been around for years and years… and experts keep warning us to ditch them because of how easy they are for hackers to try.

If you have any of the passwords ..... take their advice.... you should change it now!

Here are the top 10 worst passwords:

  1. 123456
  2. 123456789
  3. 12345
  4. qwerty
  5. password
  6. 12345678
  7. 111111
  8. 123123
  9. 1234567890
  10. 1234567

Some others you should never use include:

  • iloveyou
  • baseball
  • dragon
  • monkey
  • princess
  • sunshine
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