The 25 most commonly used passwords online.–PC Pitstop.
25 Worst Passwords of 2014
by Fox Van Allen for Techlicious
Today, password management app company SplashData released its annual list of the “Worst Passwords of 2014,” the 25 most commonly used passwords used online. Once again, both “123456” and “password” top the list as the most common – and thus the most commonly guessed and compromised – passwords of the year.
The full top 25 list, compiled by analyzing over 3.3 million passwords leaked through hacks and compromises throughout 2014, is as follows:
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345
4. 12345678
5. qwerty
6. 1234567890
7. 1234
8. baseball
9. dragon
10. football
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