We hear all the time from experts how important it is to have strong online passwords to protect our various accounts because if any of those accounts get hacked, we run the risk of surrendering our personal information, which can lead to identity theft, and have our money stolen.

Having strong passwords makes it significantly more difficult for criminals to hack into accounts, and changing your passwords is also important. That's why businesses in Wisconsin make employees change passwords regularly. Unfortunately, that's not always the case when it comes to our personal accounts.

I used to be guilty of using the same passwords on my accounts for a very long time, but I've gotten better at changing them every few months as experts recommend.

However, it's also important to make our passwords strong and unique. While we may think we're doing a good job, criminals have gotten really good at recognizing popular password combinations and using that information to hack into accounts.

That's why it's a great idea to take a look below at the most commonly used passwords, because they are most likely to get hacked. If you use any variation of the passwords below, you should change your password right away.

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The 20 Most Commonly Used Passwords In Wisconsin

NordPass partnered with NordStellar to review and analyze a 2.5TB database extracted from various publicly available sources, including those on the dark web, to uncover the 20 most commonly used passwords. It's worth noting that no personal data was acquired or purchased to conduct this study.

Those passwords are listed below, and if you're using any of them, or even a variation of any of them, it would be a good idea to change your password before a hacker finds it.

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