The most commonly compromised password was "123456", being found in over 1.4 million breached credentials.
The most commonly compromised password was "123456", being found in over 1.4 million breached credentials. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by RegScale in January 2025. It covers topics including Compliance, Regulatory, Change Management, Management. The original data appears in The CISO Society 2025 State of Continuous Controls Monitoring Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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The most commonly compromised password was "123456", being found in over 1.4 million breached credentials. This data was published by RegScale and covers Compliance, Regulatory, Change Management, Management.
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This statistic comes from The CISO Society 2025 State of Continuous Controls Monitoring Report, published by RegScale on January 1, 2025. You can view the original report at Most Common Passwords 2025 - Specops Software.
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This statistic relates to Compliance, Regulatory, Change Management, Management. Browse more statistics on Compliance or from RegScale.