These are the most commonly used passwords in Spain and should never be used.

The study, based on data extracted from various leaks, some of which are available on the dark web, warns what passwords are most commonly used. It is not strange to note that the most common in the world is “123456”.and no need to warn danger associated with its use. In particular, according to NordPass, which published the study, it would take less than a second for a specialized hacker to decrypt it.

In our country, the most used one coincides with that in the rest of the world. As a distinctive element, the word “Spain” ranks fourth among the most commonly used passwords. Is it difficult to guess? According to the authors, it can be deciphered in less than two minutes

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Outside various combinations of consecutive numbers (everything starts from one and ends in another position), repeats the same way sequence of letters “QWERTY”corresponding to the first line of the keyboard. It is usually followed by some kind of number, which is a requirement for most passwords.

Other examples of passwords in the top ten are the same word ‘password’and if we go down in the rankings, then the city’Barcelona’ and proper name’Alexander’ They are among the twenty most common. It will take one to three seconds to detect them.

The study concludes that when comparing the passwords most commonly used in corporate accounts with those for personal use, the top ten are more or less the same. In the case of Spain it even penetrates111111′. This index was created because many of the leaked passwords were followed by an email address, so they were filtered by domain name.

First tip – combine letters, numbers and special characters (such as “@, % or &”, among other options. If we are also creating long passwords, from 12 to 20 charactersWe will make it much more difficult for attackers to decrypt them.

Another common mistake is write down the passwordsboth paper and electronic documents. Regarding the last point, it is highly recommended use password managers who have strengthened security measures. For example, there is a native application on Apple’Passwords’which allows you to create and store all accounts in iCloud. For my part, Google also has its own “password manager”..

Finally, it is advisable to check that our email is not in any leak. To do this, you can log into Have I Been Pwned, which has a database 14 million accounts arose as a result of numerous leaks. If you find your email address there, that’s best change all passwords

accounts you used with this email.

And, although this may seem very obvious, it is advisable do not send passwords via instant messengerssuch as WhatsApp or email. A bug of this magnitude could expose your account, especially if the service used to send the password is not properly encrypted.