"Admin" was the most-commonly used password in the U.S. between September 2024 and September 2025, NordPass found.

For every age bracket, “12345” and “123456” are always on top, but older generations are more likely to use names in their passwords. On the other hand, Generations Y and Z most often combine ...

NordPass's list of the top 200 most common passwords highlights cause for serious concern when it comes to online security.

A new report from Nordpass identifies the most commonly used personal and corporate passwords, and they're not that hard to ...

I was trying to connect one of my finance sites to a mint.com-like service. It was failing. I got an email from support saying that, "` (back quote on the ~ key), \ , < , or > ? Note that most ...

Your online password should exceed eight characters so you can avoid the potential hacking incidents from the hackers, according to the latest research. If your ...

LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts' security ...

Several readers of late have noticed that after entering an eight-character password in Mac OS X (for an installer, or other activities), any extra characters typed will be ignored. This effectively ...

Cybercriminals use a variety of tactics to try to determine your passwords. And too many people make the effort easier by using weak and simple ones. A new study from Dojo on the most hacked passwords ...

Picking the perfect password comes down to a battle between two competing priorities: creating safe passwords that are lengthy and unique, and creating ones you can ...