These are the Most Hacked Passwords in 2024

Digital security is perhaps the most crucial form of identity protection that concerns us in this day and age. With that being said, let's look at some passwords across the country that are the most common, as well as those that are most diverted by hackers, according to safetydetectives.com.

WARNING: Prepare to be amazed at the level of creativity and intelligence in what you are about to read...

What is the most HACKED password in the U.S.?

Are you ready? 'Password' is the most hacked password in our great country... 'password'. How hackers are able to crack it I'll never know.

If it makes you feel any better, in 2024 thus far, Germany, Italy and Spain's most hacked password was '123456' while Russia was 'qwerty'.

By analyzing over 18 million passwords worldwide, the Safety Detectives were able to determine the most and least secure passwords in some of the largest countries.

What are the most USED passwords in the U.S.?

U.S. citizens are most likely to use an increasing number sequence, a pattern on the keyboard or a common word/phrase. For example, some of the most common passwords in our country from this year include the following:

• password
• 123456789
• password1
• qwerty123
• iloveyou
  • Little intimate for a password...
• letmein
  • Again, kind of odd, but okay

Fun Fact: A quarter of all passwords in the USA contain the letters 'qwerty' in some form or fashion.

Avoid these passwords

Please try to avoid the passwords mentioned above, as they are top of the list for hackers when trying to access your accounts.

Other trends to avoid include using your birthday, reusing the same password for multiple accounts, including common names or references, or using a password with a length under 8 characters.