‘Password’ Remains the Worst Password to Use

Although the world of technology is perpetually changing, one thing remains the same: A lot of people use terrible passwords.


Splashdata, a security software developer, recently released its annual top 25 list of the most common account passwords on the Internet.

Here’s the full list and how it compares to last year’s:
1. password (unchanged)
2. 123456 (unchanged)
3. 12345678 (unchanged)
4. abc123 (up one)
5. qwerty (down one)
6. monkey (unchanged)
7. letmein (up one)
8. dragon (up two)
9. 111111 (up three)
10. baseball (up one)
11. iloveyou (up two)
12. trustno1 (down three)
13. 1234567 (down six)
14. sunshine (up one)
15. master (down one)
16. 123123 (up four)
17. welcome (new)
18. shadow (up one)
19. ashley (down three)
20. football (up five)
21. jesus (new)
22. michael (up two)
23. ninja (new)
24. mustang (new)
25. password1 (new)

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