Of course, many of us tend to use the names of loved ones as passwords, too. And, while we may assume these are harder to guess than a string of consecutive numbers, you’d be mistaken – especially if our loved ones name makes the following list:

1. Ashley

2. Michael

3. Daniel

4. Jessica

5. Charlie.

The above results aren’t exactly shocking. Inputting a line of consecutive numbers and letters straight from the keyboard is obviously an easy way to remember a password – as is using the name of a loved one.

The survey, which was carried out between November 2018 and January 2019, sampled over 2,500 participants in a bid to highlight how Britons are leaving themselves exposed online.

It seems the people of the UK are incredibly concerned about the possibility of getting hacked. A huge 42% of us are worried about our money being stolen online and presume that it will happen at some point by 2021, while only 15% of us feel confident in our cyber security knowledge.

Hardly any of us, though, are choosing smarter passwords in a bid to combat this.

These popular passwords are also the most likely to be hacked