India's Password Illusion: Familiar Patterns, False Security

India's digital population may be growing smarter-but not necessarily safer.

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The seventh edition of NordPass's Top 200 Most Common Passwords Report, developed in collaboration with NordStellar, paints a worrying picture: "123456" remains the most-used password in India for the second consecutive year, followed closely by "Pass@123" and "admin" At first glance, many Indian users appear to be adopting stronger passwords. Symbols like "@" and numeric additions such as "123" are increasingly common. But according to experts, this is false complexity. P