Not just “Louvre”. If the news of the password used by the French museum surprised everyone, the list of the most used passwords in Italy and around the world leaves no less amazed. For the sixth consecutive year, the sequence 123456 turned out to be the most used password in the world. This is according to the “Top 200 Most Common Passwords” study published by the IT services company NordPass, which analyzed millions of stolen credentials between the end of 2024 and 2025.
The most used passwords in Italy
In Italy, the first position goes to the word “admin” (in 2024 not even among the top 20) followed – needless to say – by “password”. Third is the numerical sequence “123456” which last year was the most used, ahead of “change me” ea “123456789”. Trivial access keys, very easy, therefore. Not only that. According to the researchers, there is “no generational difference in the use of weak passwords.” “To our surprise, password quality is poor across all age groups,” they explain in an official note. “Where we expected clear differences, we actually encountered a surprising uniformity in vulnerabilities.”
From Juventus to 123stella and even blasphemies
When choosing passwords, users’ passions weigh more than effectiveness. In our country, the sequences used to protect social profiles, access to websites and even financial accounts are often linked to national passions and local folklore. Football is omnipresent, with frequent references to one’s favorite team, as evidenced “juventus” or combinations like “Naples1926“.
There is no shortage of references such as “123star” or “bye bye“, and curious terms like “perlenera“. For the first time, NordPass also sees repeated use of a blasphemy. Generation X and Baby Boomers tend to use first names a lot. Compromised credentials appear frequently in their credentialsand Veronica, Lorena, Maria, Silvia or Rodolfo.
The use of password managers is recommended
“With the number of breach cases increasing each year, the problem remains as widespread and dangerous as ever, suggesting that current approaches are failing to generate meaningful change,” continue the researchers who, to protect identities,
recommend the use of password managers, of multi-factor authentication and the new system of passkey, which requires the use of a device in your possession to validate access to a service.