Even in 2011 people are so predictable in choosing their passwords and use shockingly weak passwords to protect their accounts. Password management application provider SplashData released a list from files containing millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. The list contains the 25 worst passwords of the year. ‘Password’, ‘123456’, ‘qwerty’ are in the list of worst passwords of the year. If you see your password on this list, please change it immediately.
List of Worst Passwords of the Year 2011
- password
- 123456
- 12345678
- qwerty
- abc123
- monkey
- 1234567
- letmein
- trustno1
- ragon
- [advt]baseball
- 111111
- iloveyou
- master
- sunshine
- ashley
- bailey
- passwOrd
- shadow
- 123123
- 654321
- superman
- qazwsx
- michael
- football
There are numerous password generator and password manager softwares available that helps a user organize passwords. Google’s new resource ‘Good to Know‘ provides security tips including how to select a safe password or keep their online accounts secure. And for those who are very weak at remembering passwords can use OpenID to use an existing account to sign in to multiple websites, without needing to create new passwords.
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