The most frequent words used to create passwords in the United States were curse words, with four out of ten respondents including them in their passwords. At the same time, people had a tendency of including personal information such as, name, age, birth date or address when creating their passwords in 2021.
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Security.org. (October 1, 2021). Types of words used to create passwords in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/
Security.org. "Types of words used to create passwords in the United States in 2021." Chart. October 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/
Security.org. (2021). Types of words used to create passwords in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/
Security.org. "Types of Words Used to Create Passwords in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/
Security.org, Types of words used to create passwords in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Types of words used to create passwords in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Security.org, October 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305731/us-password-components/