![]() ![]() We hope that with more publicity about how risky it is to use weak passwords, more people will take steps to strengthen their passwords and, most importantly, use different passwords for different websites. “As we see on the list, using common sports and pop culture terms is also a bad idea. “We have seen an effort by many people to be more secure by adding characters to passwords, but if these longer passwords are based on simple patterns they will put you in just as much risk of having your identity stolen by hackers,” said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData. SplashData has noted that some users have at least attempted to make passwords more secure, but that many of these efforts have been based on simple patterns that do little to deter would-be hackers. passwords are important: passwords are often the first (and possibly only) defense against intrusion. 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. ![]() Other popular choices this year were sports, such as “football” and “baseball.” One notable newcomer to the list was “starwars,” ranked as the 25th most popular breached password, likely due to buzz over the release of the newest addition to the franchise, “Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” The list shows manypeople continue to put themselves at risk for hacking and identity theftby using weak, easily guessable passwords. The list is compiled from more than 2 million leaked passwords during the year, mostly from European and North American users of the TeamsID password manager and is released to “encourage the adoption of stronger passwords,” according to SplashData’s post.įor the fifth year running, “123456” and “password” take the top spots on the list of the 25 most common bad passwords, as they have since the list’s inception in 2011, proving just how often laziness and personal convenience trump security for users.Īs in past years’ lists, simple numerical passwords remain common, with six of the top 10 passwords on the 2015 list comprised of numbers only. Passbolt - Open source password manager 55 CommonKey 40 Limitlesslane - Free Password Manager 21 BigQuery Easy 4 Dialpad Extension 35 SuperOffice Gmail Link 4 TeamPassword 18 Password Boss 24. The top two most commonly used unauthorized access by unauthorized users. SplashData’s 2015 edition of Worst Passwords of the Year is out and the results are just as terrible as you’d expect. Just over 10 of people use at least one of the 25 worst passwords on this year's list, with nearly 4 of people using the worst password, 123456. SplashData’s 2015 edition of “Worst Passwords of the Year” is out and the results are just as terrible as you’d expect. Numerous implications abound when this is TeamsID in 2016, revealed twenty-five (25) most commonly the case as it makes users more vulnerable to security risks of used passwords 7. 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. ![]()
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