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The worst passwords of 2023 are also the most common, "123456" comes in first

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NordPass has published their 2023 edition of the top 200 most common passwords.

The most commonly used passwords are also the worst from a security standpoint year after year.

The top 10 can all be cracked in under a second using simple brute-force tools.

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