Security experts have been shouting for years that simple passwords are dead, and a new Comparitech report just tracked billions of compromised accounts.
The data proves most users are ignoring the warnings, still relying on sequences like ‘123456’ to protect their entire digital lives.
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Let’s be real. This report should shame all of us. Researchers looked at over two billion compromised accounts from data breach forums in 2025 and found the same old garbage passwords leading the charge.
Here’s the kicker: the report nailed the core issue, saying human laziness makes guessing passwords “as easy as ABC and 123.” That’s not a security plan; it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The World’s Most Embarrassing List
The numbers are just wild. Over 76 lakh people used ‘123456’, making it the reigning champ of bad security. Meanwhile, ‘admin’ was the password for more than 19 lakh users. Even a slightly tricky one like ‘India@123’ made the list at rank 53.
People are literally handing over the keys to their accounts.
Check out the top 10 most common passwords—it’s like a hall of shame:
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| Rank (By Popularity) | The Password of Shame | Usage Context |
| 1 | 123456 | Used by over 7.6 million people. |
| 2 | 12345678 | A slightly longer, but useless, sequence. |
| 3 | 123456789 | The most common number string. |
| 4 | admin | Default setting for millions of systems. |
| 5 | 1234 | Four characters, or nothing. |
| 6 | Aa123456 | A lazy attempt at complexity. |
| 7 | 12345 | Still too simple. |
| 8 | password | The classic. |
| 9 | 123 | Absolutely indefensible. |
| 10 | 1234567890 | The full keyboard row. |
The Louvre Fail: Global Security Is A Joke
The thing is, this security failure isn’t limited to your personal accounts. This report comes days after we learned about a massive security fail at the Louvre Museum.
During the investigation into the ₹900-crore robbery in October, the National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) found the museum’s core security system was protected by the easily guessed password “LOUVRE.”
Let that sink in. A gang dressed in construction vests used a cherry picker to pull off the heist, but the museum’s video surveillance was basically using a post-it note as a shield. ANSSI had flagged this exact vulnerability back in a 2014 audit, warning that an attacker could facilitate damage or even theft of artworks. They ignored it.
So, here’s the bottom line: You are responsible for your security. Stop using personal names or product names.
Microsoft says your password needs to be at least 12 characters, mixing uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. Get a password manager. Do better now, or accept the risk of being the next easy target…..
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