How many times are we advised to use strong passwords to protect ourselves? So many times that we tune out the advice maybe?
Even in the face of multiple warnings and the occasional cautionary tale like Target getting hacked, people are still using easily guessed and insecure codes to protect date. Splashdata compiled a list of the 25 most commonly used passwords, and they got their data from stolen files offered for sale.
Are you using one of these? Or anything like them?
| Rank | Password | |
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1 |
123456 |
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2 |
password |
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3 |
12345678 |
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4 |
qwerty |
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5 |
abc123 |
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6 |
123456789 |
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7 |
111111 |
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8 |
1234567 |
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9 |
iloveyou |
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10 |
adobe123 |
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11 |
123123 |
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12 |
admin |
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13 |
1234567890 |
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14 |
letmein |
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15 |
photoshop |
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16 |
1234 |
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17 |
monkey |
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18 |
shadow |
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19 |
sunshine |
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20 |
12345 |
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21 |
password1 |
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22 |
princess |
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23 |
azerty |
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24 |
trustno1 |
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25 |
000000 |
Well, stop it. Stop it right now. You wouldn’t put a front door made of tissues on your house, and that’s not too different from these passwords.
The issue with strong passwords is that they can be tough to remember, and that makes us a bit lazy. Here’s some advice from Webroot about making something strong enough to protect you and easy enough to recall.
Don’t be the friend with the password so simple even *I* could crack it. Unless you’re my kid and it’s on your Facebook account.
Did I say that out loud?
