Consider Changing Your Password If It Made This List of Worst Passwords
- 8 years ago
SplashData combed through 2 million passwords leaked throughout 2015 and compiled a list of the year’s 25 absolute worst.
Coming up with loads of passwords - and remembering them - can be a daunting task.
SplashData combed through 2 million of them leaked throughout 2015 to find out which were the year’s 25 absolute worst.
Holding on to the top title for the most commonly used password was '123456.'
Following, with an equally strong record of high placement, is the password ‘password.’
Rounding out the top 5 were ‘12345678,’ ‘qwerty,’ and ‘12345.’
Number sequences dominated spots 6 through 10 as well, with ‘123456789,’ ‘1234,’ and ‘1234567’ coming in at 6th, 8th, and 9th, respectively.
‘Football’ and ‘baseb
Coming up with loads of passwords - and remembering them - can be a daunting task.
SplashData combed through 2 million of them leaked throughout 2015 to find out which were the year’s 25 absolute worst.
Holding on to the top title for the most commonly used password was '123456.'
Following, with an equally strong record of high placement, is the password ‘password.’
Rounding out the top 5 were ‘12345678,’ ‘qwerty,’ and ‘12345.’
Number sequences dominated spots 6 through 10 as well, with ‘123456789,’ ‘1234,’ and ‘1234567’ coming in at 6th, 8th, and 9th, respectively.
‘Football’ and ‘baseb