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The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2014: We’re All Doomed

The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2014: We’re All Doomed

“SplashData’s annual list compiles the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the year and assembles them in order of popularity. A glance down the list reveals that we’re all still morons, with “123456”, “password”, “12345”, “12345678” and “qwerty” making up the top five. No, really.”

“1. 123456 (Unchanged)

2. password (Unchanged)

3. 12345 (Up 17)

4. 12345678 (Down 1)

5. qwerty (Down 1)

6. 123456789 (Unchanged)

7. 1234 (Up 9)

8. baseball (New)

9. dragon (New)

10. football (New)

11. 1234567 (Down 4)

12. monkey (Up 5)

13. letmein (Up 1)

14. abc123 (Down 9)

15. 111111 (Down 8)

16.mustang (New)

17. access (New)

18. shadow (Unchanged)

19. master (New)

20. michael (New)

21. superman (New)

22. 696969 (New)

23. 123123 (Down 12)

24. batman (New)

25. trustno1 (Down 1)”

and then:

Yes, 123456 is the most common password, but here’s why that’s misleading

The number of people using woefully crackable passwords has decreased dramatically.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/yes-123456-is-the-most-common-password-but-heres-why-thats-misleading/

Stephen

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Posted on: February 9, 2015, 6:55 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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