Presenting SplashData's "Worst Passwords of 2013":
Rank
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Password
|
Change from 2012
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1
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123456
|
Up 1
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2
|
password
|
Down 1
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3
|
12345678
|
Unchanged
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4
|
qwerty
|
Up 1
|
5
|
abc123
|
Down 1
|
6
|
123456789
|
New
|
7
|
111111
|
Up 2
|
8
|
1234567
|
Up 5
|
9
|
iloveyou
|
Up 2
|
10
|
adobe123
|
New
|
11
|
123123
|
Up 5
|
12
|
admin
|
New
|
13
|
1234567890
|
New
|
14
|
letmein
|
Down 7
|
15
|
photoshop
|
New
|
16
|
1234
|
New
|
17
|
monkey
|
Down 11
|
18
|
shadow
|
Unchanged
|
19
|
sunshine
|
Down 5
|
20
|
12345
|
New
|
21
|
password1
|
Up 4
|
22
|
princess
|
New
|
23
|
azerty
|
New
|
24
|
trustno1
|
Down 12
|
25
|
000000
|
New
|
How about the worlds most convenient passwords for those who hate being told that their passwords need to have at least one capital, one number, be 16 characters long, and have to answer three questions to get in. The internet has become the land of too many passwords just to get around...It's the equivalent of putting locks on every door and drawer in your house then wondering why it takes ten minutes to get to the bathroom. If a person wants these passwords then let them have it for pete's sake.
ReplyDeleteWell said! I even have to use a multi-character password just to log into my gym's scheduling app to schedule a workout! Who cares! It's mindless password inflation.
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