Hackers love these passwords: Study uncovers top weak passwords in global data breaches

Hackers love these passwords: Study uncovers top weak passwords in global data breaches

DALLAS (KDAF) — New data from an AI search analytics platform highlights the most common words, phrases, and values used in passwords, which are also the most vulnerable to hacking. The study analyzed over 100 million passwords from global data breaches since 2019, revealing popular choices for online password protection. In 2022, hackers exposed over 24 billion passwords, and between April 2024 and May 2025, another 19 billion passwords were ma…