New research from Mailsuite reveals the most hacked pop culture passwords in 2024. By analyzing more than 300 million exposed passwords from the Pwned database, the research determined the top 25 hacked passwords from pop culture. These passwords include media franchise characters, musicians, sports teams and more.
Below are the most hacked passwords as well as the number of appearances they made in analyzed data breaches.
- Superman (584,697)
- Blink-182 (482,244)
- Batman (352,422)
- Star Wars (323,546)
- Eminem (286,263)
- 50 Cent (267,691)
- Metallica (264,913)
- Slipknot (258,281)
- Spider-Man (253,179)
- Minecraft (215,934)
- Hello Kitty (188,126)
- Barbie (186,730)
- New York Yankees (170,241)
- Green Day (142,561)
- Slayer (136,810)
- Flo Rida (135,310)
- Pantera (121,665)
- Warcraft (121,473)
- Linkin Park (118,856)
- Boston Red Sox (116,987)
- Rammstein (106,897)
- Harry Potter (104,544)
- Avatar (100,612)
- Terminator (100,128)
- Pikachu (96,430)
The report notes that exposed passwords should be promptly updated and avoided in the future.