There's certainly a few old favourites featured here
SplashData, a password management provider, has released it's annual list of “Worst Passwords of the Year.”
The list is compiled from data sourced from 5-million leaked passwords in North America and Western Europe.
Some of the worst passwords included some classic repeat offenders which have stopped this same list previously, while a few new entrants have also made their way on there.
The first and second most used passwords were the same as last years list: “123456” and “Password,” respectively.
While brand new addition ''123456789” was a new addition at number 8. Not much creativity there...
Here's the full list:
1. 123456
2. Password
3. 12345678
4. Qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. Letmein
8. 1234567
9. Football
10. Iloveyou
11. Admin
12. Welcome
13. Monkey
14. Login
15. Abc123
16. Starwars
17. 123123
18. Dragon
19. Passw0rd
20. Maste
21. Hello
22. Freedom
23. Whatever
24. Qazwsx
25. Trustno1
Have you ever been guilty of using any of these?
According to splash data, the past few years have been particularly devastating for data security, with a number of well-publicised hacks, — Equifax, Dropbox, and the SEC — attacks, ransoms, and even extortion attempts.
Apparently the key to creating a strong password is to use at least 12 characters with a combination of upper and lower case letters and characters. Experts also advise to avoid personal information, common words and importantly, re-used passwords.
