![]() ![]() If you are using one of these passwords on one of your systems or accounts, we strongly urge you to change it. It is estimated that about 3% of people are using these 25 worst passwords. You’ll also find a “+” or a “-” with a number next to each password to indicate whether it saw a growth, no change, or a reduction in popularity over the previous year’s list. WORST PASSWORDS: What We Have Learned From Five Years Of Studying THE INTERNET’S MOST COMMONLY USED PASSWORDS fTABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Passw. Long time password favorites 123456 and password remain in the top two spots and the list doesn’t look really look at different from several years ago.īelow you will find the complete list of the most commonly used passwords in order of their popularity. It’s the new year again, and that means having a fresh list of worst passwords nominated in 2015, thanks to SplashData, provider of password management applications including SplashID for consumers that I reviewed long ago and TeamsID for businesses. ![]() Sadly, after five years, not much has changed on the top 25 worst password list. According to SplashData, the over 5 million leaked passwords evaluated for the 2016 list were mostly held by users in North America and Western Europe. 123456and passwordonce again reign supreme as the most commonly used passwords Some longer passwordsare so simple as to make their extra length virtually worthless Sports remain a popular password theme. This list is an attempt to educate people on what’s commonly used so they can start thinking about changing passwords to something more complex and random. The list shows manypeople continue to put themselves at risk for hacking and identity theftby using weak, easily guessable passwords. The 2015 list is the result of over 2 million leaked passwords that have made it online. According to SplashData, the passwords evaluated for the 2015 list were mostly held by users in North America and Western Europe. For the past five years, Splashdata has published an annual list of the 25 most commonly used passwords that they have derived from millions of stolen passwords over the past 12 months. ![]()
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