Thursday, February 6, 2014

'123456' tops list of worst passwords


Maybe you laughed at the making your password "password”. Or you thought it was funny or clever to choose your favorite primate by choosing "monkey”.Most likely, you were lazy and wanted something easy to remember, like "123456."If you're using any of these passwords, change them.Those are some of the most common passwords, according to a new list released by security company Splash Data. The group comes up with the top 25 list based on lists of passwords that were stolen and posted publicly in the previous year. some other examples are simple words and letters like "qwerty" and "admin," there are a few phrases on the list. The sweet and common "iloveyou" is beloved by hackers, as is "letmein," "trustno1" and "password1." You could try including numbers or symbols, don't just substitute 3s for your Es. If you're ready to take your security to the next level, don't use the same password for all sites.

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