Passwords you shouldn't be using in 2015
Almost all your important information in life these days is protected by a password, sometimes a simple one to crack. SplashData has announced their annual list of 25 most common passwords found on the internet, reports KWKT.com.
If you have one of these, do yourself a big favor and change it before it's too late.
"Passwords based on simple patterns on your keyboard remain popular despite how weak they are," said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData. "Any password using numbers alone should be avoided, especially sequences. As more websites require stronger passwords or combinations of letters and numbers, longer keyboard patterns are becoming common passwords, and they are still not secure."
Below is a list of the top 25 and how they compare to the previous year.
- 123456 - No Change
- password - No Change
- 12345 - Up 17
- 12345678 - Down 1
- qwerty - Down 1
- 123456789 - No Change
- 1234 - Up 9
- baseball - New
- dragon - New
- football - New
- 1234567 - Down 4
- monkey - Up 5
- letmein - Up 1
- abc123 - Down 9
- 111111 - Down 8
- mustang - New
- access - New
- shadow - Unchanged
- master - New
- michael - New
- superman - New
- 696969 - New
- 123123 - Down 12
- batman - New
- trustno1 - Down 1
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