Whoever thought this would become a problem back in the 20th century? How much time do you spend searching for the clever password you used for some random site? Time to upgrade your passwording skills because there are a bunch of REALLY bad ones according to this post by Zoe Fox for Massable that's making the rounds. For example, don't use "password." More from the article:
SplashData created the rankings based on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. Here is the complete list:
- 1. password
- 2. 123456
- 3.12345678
- 4. qwerty
- 5. abc123
- 6. monkey
- 7. 1234567
- 8. letmein
- 9. trustno1
- 10. dragon
- 11. baseball
- 12. 111111
- 13. iloveyou
- 14. master
- 15. sunshine
- 16. ashley
- 17. bailey
- 18. passw0rd
- 19. shadow
- 20. 123123
- 21. 654321
- 22. superman
- 23. qazwsx
- 24. michael
- 25. football
