Don't ever use these terrible passwords

Why do internet platforms ask you to create a password with 8 characters, 1 capital letter, 1 number, and 1 special element? The answer is simple: If they leave it to the user to choose for himself, the resulting password is often pathetically easy to guess.

Let's have a look at these 20 passwords that you should absolutely avoid.

"Please enter your password:" 'password.' The first time someone did it, it may have been funny. But now, it is not anymore. Ask security company Nordpass. They revealed that this was the most-used password in the world in 2022.

It's like complaining that someone has broken into your house to rob you but leaving the door open and hanging a welcome sign. Here we have number 2 on the ranking of most-used passwords in 2022.

This is not much better, obviously! Still, it came in third on the ranking of most-used passwords in 2022.

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Do you want anyone to be a guest in your online accounts? Then, by all means, set your password to the easily decipherable "guest." It's number 4 on the Nordpass list.

A classic of classics with which many people continue to think that they have everything protected. The reality is that it is one of the most traditional passwords in the world. It came in 5th in 2022.

Another combination that a child could come up with. It appeared in the 2022 ranking as the sixth (worst) password. It's more of the same.

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The ideal password for a lazy person. The same key, repeated over and over again. Number 7 on the list.

Yes, it's used less often than the previous ones, but still just as bad. This password was the eighth most used in the world in 2022.

Nr 9 is a newcomer that we hadn't seen in earlier rankings before. Col?

Among the 10 worst passwords in the rankings, this easy-to-guess numerical variation appears over and over again.

Nooo! Not again!
This is number 11 in 2022.

Stop! No more number combinations of this type. It's the 12th most-used password in 2022.

An extra zero does not improve anything, really, so let's just not continue down that road. Number 13 in 2022.

Really? Zero?
Yup, thousands around the world use this password. It's number 14 on the list.

After using 000000, 111111, etcetera, and having to replace their passwords after six months, people inevitably end up with 555555 at some point.

... and with 666666. These two brilliant codes came in 15th and 15th on the list by Nordpass.

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Going to three and then back is really not the smart move you think it is...
Number 17 on the list.

And yet another variation of the same sequence. What happened to creativity in the world? Here's number 18 on Nordpass's list of honors.

Seven times seven! Tens of thousands of people are using this password and probably thinking they are really smart. It's number 19 on the list.

The top 20 of 2022 closes with a real banger. The easiest password ever, and luckily, most websites and apps won't let you get away with this.