Do you think you have made an original choice for yours password? In many cases it may not be like this, at least judging by the data released by the new analysis of Scam.net: apparently millions of users in Italy (and worldwide) continue to use simple words, names or numerical sequences that can be deciphered in less than a second. “Delpiero“,” “Amadeus” And “Linobanfi“These are just a few examples: let’s find out together The most hacked passwords in 2025 and some advice on how to protect yourself.
The most hacked passwords in Italy and in the world: no, “Amadeus” is not a safe choice
We are now surrounded by password: on average, Each of us has almost 170 passwords For the various online accounts. Often, this leads us to choose solutions all too simple and easy to remember, such as names, birth dates or predictable sequences: there is nothing more wrong, since acting in this way can open the door to hackers.
What are the password that is better to avoid? In the ranking of 10 more commonly hacked passwords in the world The classic “stands out”123456“, Used millions of times and present in more than 130 million data violations; the podium is completed by other numerical variants, that is”123456789” And “12345678“, But they are also very popular”admin” And “password“.
| Classification | Password | Time needed to decipher the password | Number of uses | Number of times when a data violation has occurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123456 | <1 second | 3,018,050 | 132.211.338 |
| 2 | 123456789 | <1 second | 1.625.135 | 44.509.169 |
| 3 | 12345678 | <1 second | 884,740 | 41.952.538 |
| 4 | admin | <1 second | 40.324 | 36.037.720 |
| 5 | password | <1 second | 692.151 | 22.364.607 |
| 6 | 12345 | <1 second | 395.573 | 19.703.101 |
| 7 | qwerty | <1 second | 244,879 | 12,491.701 |
| 8 | 1234567890 | <1 second | 324.349 | 10,470,628 |
| 9 | Password | <1 second | 95.515 | 9.911.639 |
| 10 | 1234567 | <1 second | 307,719 | 9.171.812 |
And as regards theItaly? We don’t detach ourselves much from world statistics. The first three of the ranking Top 15 they are the same as the world list, namely “123456“,” “123456789” And “12345678“, But a little surprise it seems that many even choose”000000“(Present in more than 8 million data violations). The names of person is also widely used, such as”Andrea“(517,828 violations),”Antonio“(366,642 violations) and”Alexander“(181,461 violations). There is no shortage of curious choices as football teams (“Juventus“The most used in this sense) or a simple”bye bye“(More than 181,000 violations).
| Classification | Password | Time needed to decipher the password | Number of uses | Number of times when a data violation has occurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123456 | <1 second | 46.595 | 132.211.338 |
| 2 | 123456789 | <1 second | 18.604 | 44.509.169 |
| 3 | 12345678 | <1 second | 12.221 | 41.952.538 |
| 4 | password | <1 second | 10.990 | 22.364.607 |
| 5 | 12345 | <1 second | 6,741 | 19.703.101 |
| 6 | qwerty | <1 second | 7.822 | 12,491.701 |
| 7 | 000000 | <1 second | 5.468 | 8.036.084 |
| 8 | Qwertty123 | <1 second | 9.202 | 6.653.804 |
| 9 | ABCD1234 | <1 second | 7,695 | 1.161.808 |
| 10 | Qwerty1 | <1 second | 10.141 | 1,024,810 |
| 11 | Andrea | 2 minutes | 6.958 | 517.828 |
| 12 | Antonio | 8 seconds | 5.510 | 366,642 |
| 13 | Juventus | <1 second | 10.394 | 360.065 |
| 14 | Alexander | 1 hour | 7,493 | 181.461 |
| 15 | bye bye | 2 seconds | 7.011 | 181.346 |
Italians tend to use passwords related to football teams, city And famous people. Among the first we find many uses of “Juventus“, But also”Acmilan” And “Fiorentina“, While among the cities we have many”Naples“(132,980 violations),”Milan“(88,570) and”Palermo“(50,571). Among the famous people we have very well known celebrities as”delpiero“(80,105 violations),”Amadeus“(60,338) and”Linobanfi“(24,733), but also”Maldini“(17,578),”mining“(13,465),”Mahmood“(13,179) and”pippobaudo“(12,574).
On a general level, icons of sport, music and television are chosen very frequently, so as to be easy to remember, but they are highly vulnerable.
How to choose a complex password
To choose a strong and safe password you can use a password manager and activate theauthentication to multiple factors. The former allow you to store complex passwords in safety, without the concern to have to remember them, and the second adds an extra level of safety, since it requires a temporary code in addition to the same password.
In general, it is better to use combinations of letters capital And tiny, numbers And symbolseven better if long. Another advice is that of Never use the same password For more accounts, even if slightly modified.
The regular monitoring Account security is always a good thing: it is better to check often if the credentials have been compromised, and change their passwords regularly.
