ТОП невдалих паролей компаній зі списку Fortune 500

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NordPass experts have named the most misfortunate passwords of Fortune 500 companies.

Researchers analyzed publicly available databases of compromised passwords that affected Fortune 500 companies. A total of 15,603,438 leaks were examined and segmented into 17 industries.

“Even the biggest players are struggling with password security.”

So, what did they find out:

• How often Fortune 500 companies’ passwords were leaked.
• What percentage of unique passwords in a particular industry.
• What are the most popular passwords in the industry?

What they found out:

• 20% of the passwords were the exact name of the company or one variant of the name.
• “Vacation” is one of the most popular passwords in the healthcare industry.
• In the hospitality industry, most passwords were for a company name or variant of it.
• “Password” is one of the most popular passwords in all industries.
• HR had the highest percentage of unique passwords at 31%.

TOP 10 WEAKEST PASSWORDS BY INDUSTRY:

1) Retail and e-commerce (number of leaks – 1,345,578; unique passwords – 26%)

1. password
2. aaron431
3. 123456
4. unknown
5. shumon
6. Company name*
7. abc123
8. default
9. ABC123
10. Company name1*

2) Energy sector (1,176,450 passwords leaked; 28% of unique passwords)

1. password
2. 123456
3. aaron431
4. pa55word
5. snowman
6. 12345
7. linkedin
8. default
9. Pa55word
10. password1

3) Technology and IT (leaks – 2 742 591; unique passwords – 28%)

1. password
2. research
3. 123456
4. aaron431
5. Company name76*
6. linkedin
7. Company name123*
8. career121
9. pass1
10. password1

4) Healthcare (total number of leaks – 1,424,317; unique passwords – 26%)

1. 123456
2. password
3. Company name*
4. aaron431
5. 12345
6. company name2012*
7. company name2014*
8. pass1
9. company name*
10. Company name*

5) Finance (3 606 310 passwords, unique passwords – 25%)

1. password
2. aaron431
3. 123456
4. student
5. default
6. 13pass13
7. linkedin
8. Profit
9. sunshine
10. ready2go

6) Telecom (546,592 leaks; 20% of unique passwords)

1. 123456
2. password
3. cheer!
4. password1
5. 12345678
6. abc123
7. unknown
8. Company name1*
9. Company name*
10. 123456789

7)Automotive Industry (461,095 leaks; unique passwords – 28%)

1. 123456
2. password
3. aaron431
4. Company name2002*
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. default
8. penispenis
9. 1234
10. Company name*

8) Construction and Manufacturing (1,298,703 leaks; unique passwords – 24%)

1. Company name*
2. password
3. aaron431
4. 123456
5. Company name eu*
6. 123ccp
7. pass1
8. company name*
9. Company name*
10. Company name*

9) Aerospace (485,120 passwords – 485,120 leaks; unique passwords – 28%)

1. 123456
2. password
3. aaaaaa
4. cheezy
5. 112233
6. tingwei1
7. 123456789
8. 111111
9. aaron431
10. Company name*

10) Transportation and Logistics (429,331 leaks; unique passwords – 28%)

1. Company name*
2. password
3. 123456
4. aaron431
5. Company name01*
6. Company name123*
7. Xxx company name*
8. linkedin
9. Company name123*
10. Company name1*

11) Consumer Goods (942,289 passwords – 942,289 leaks; unique passwords – 27%)

1. marino
2. passport
3. password
4. Argentina
5. 123456
6. aaron431
7. dummies
8. Company name*
9. Chile
10. pass1

12) Chemical industry (237,593 leaks; unique passwords – 30%)

1. password
2. moo123
3. 123456
4. aaron431
5. 12345
6. linkedin
7. default
8. Company name*
9. pass1
10. sunshine

13) Agriculture (105,919 leaks; unique passwords – 30%)

1. password
2. aaron431
3. Company name*
4. 123456
5. ozzymandius
6. default
7. jakubiak
8. company name*
9. republic
10. august

14) Media and Advertising (114,457 leaks; unique passwords – 27%)

1. password
2. aaron431
3. myspace1
4. jesus1
5. Company name*
6. unwantedx1
7. 123456
8. default
9. password1
10. 4eVer22

15) Hospitality (420,636 passwords – 420,636 leaks; unique passwords – 29%)

1. password
2. 123456
3. Company name123 *
4. Company name*
5. Company name*
6. Hello123
7. Company name 1*
8. Company name*
9. company name*
10. company name1*

16) Real Estate (162,455 passwords, unique passwords – 29%)

1. password
2. 123456
3. simon
4. Company name2012*
5. aaron431
6. twilight1
7. Welcome1
8. Company name*
9. simon1
10. Company name*

17) HR (104,002 leaks; 31% unique passwords)

1. password
2. Kenzie14
3. Company name123*
4. Company name1234*
5. welcome1
6. 123456
7. Company name*
8. linkedin
9. scooter
10. Password

* This password is a company name or a variant of it (e.g., company name 2002). Experts did not provide the exact name of the company.

Source: NordPass