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One of the Hottest Password Trends in 2025 Is: Swear Words
Every year, a company called NordPass goes through all the lists of hacked passwords that get leaked on the internet, to figure out the most common, easy, and hackable passwords that people are still using.
And once again, the most common passwords are: “admin” . . . “password” . . . and “123456.” That said, there are a few NEW “password trends” . . . although some of them are FORCED by companies and websites to help people help themselves.
Here are eight password trends of 2025:
1. Special characters. This is increasingly a requirement everywhere . . . and the most common one is “@” . . . even if it’s just used like: “P@ssw0rd.”
2. “Password” equivalents. Things like “secret,” “code,” “passcode,” “passkey,” or the word for “password” in other languages. Not very clever.
3. Patriotic sentiments. Some people are incorporating the names of their country, heritage, or even political groups and movements.
4. Names and numbers. Names are too variable to make lists of the most common passwords, but it’s not difficult to connect the dots on the names you tend to use . . . especially if they are names of people you’re related to . . . and you regularly reuse them, just with different numbers.
5. Lucky numbers. The only thing worse than your preferred “lucky” number is your birthdate.
6. Brand loyalty. These passwords feature people’s “favorite” companies, brands, or luxury labels. And it’s obviously worse if you use something involving “Netflix” as your password FOR Netflix.
7. Sports fanatics. Of all hobbies, sports teams and players are the most popular in the rankings.
8. Swear words. Some people are NOT in the best mood when they’re being forced to change their password, so PROFANITY in passwords is trending.
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Courtesy of (TechSpot / Nordpass
