In 2013, 'password' fell from the number one spot as the most insecure password, according to data compiled by SplashData. The firm looked at various lists of hacked accounts to create the worst passwords of the year.
So which password was the very worst? That distinction was given to '123456' which moved up a spot from the number two position.
Rounding out the top five was '12345678', 'qwerty', and 'abc123'. You can see the twenty five worst passwords in the chart below. If you are using any of those we strongly recommend you change your password as soon as possible.
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Karen Smyth - January 22, 2014 at 6:14am
my cc account got hacked and someone bought a car for $20000.
and my password was 123456.
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DonutHands - January 22, 2014 at 3:51am
It's pretty obvious that the only data used for this chart was adobe's hacked account data that was leaked and made available for download. Still interesting though.
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Trucker68 - January 21, 2014 at 6:55pm
Sunshine on there twice
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Treated like a Criminal - January 21, 2014 at 5:15pm
Spaceballs, they don't make movie funny like this anymore.
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MrTheGuy02 - January 21, 2014 at 4:26pm
Lol, is that from a movie?
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gamerscul9870 - January 21, 2014 at 12:12pm
This is news? Knowing that people are lazy again?
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Cagado - January 21, 2014 at 8:40am
So is "sunshine" up 2, down 5 or still at 14th position?
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aquariusrick - January 21, 2014 at 6:31am
I swear I saw sunshine twice.
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radfan957 - January 21, 2014 at 4:50am
The word is "unsecure" not "insecure"
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erani - January 21, 2014 at 1:30pm
You don't know. Perhaps it lacks self assurance? Poor 123456.
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Steve No Jobs - January 21, 2014 at 3:08am
lol my banks password is 123456. I am changing it now to password.
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