# Old habits die hard: 2025's most common passwords were as predictable as ever

DevFeed: [Old habits die hard: 2025's most common passwords were as predictable as ever](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/old-habits-die-hard-2025-s-most-common-passwords-were-as-predictable-as-ever-8356.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/old-habits-die-hard-2025-most-common-passwords/>)

Author: Christian Ali Bravo

Published: 2026-01-20T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [MFA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mfa.md>), [pii](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pii.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

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## AI overview

An analysis of 2025 password data finds that highly predictable choices such as "123456," "admin," and other numeric sequences remain common worldwide, in the US, and in the UK. The article explains how weak or reused passwords enable brute-force and credential-stuffing attacks, and recommends unique passphrases, password managers, and two-factor authentication.

## Source excerpt

Once again, data shows an uncomfortable truth: the habit of choosing eminently hackable passwords is alive and well