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<\/p>\n

The 25 most commonly used passwords online.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

25 Worst Passwords of 2014<\/h4>\n

by Fox Van Allen for Techlicious<\/p>\n

Today, password management app company SplashData released its annual list of the \u201cWorst Passwords of 2014,\u201d the 25 most commonly used passwords used online. Once again, both \u201c123456\u201d and \u201cpassword\u201d top the list as the most common \u2013 and thus the most commonly guessed and compromised \u2013 passwords of the year.<\/p>\n

The full top 25 list, compiled by analyzing over 3.3 million passwords leaked through hacks and compromises throughout 2014, is as follows:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> 123456
\n2. <\/strong>password
\n3. <\/strong>12345
\n4.<\/strong> 12345678
\n5.<\/strong> qwerty
\n6.<\/strong> 1234567890
\n7.<\/strong> 1234
\n8.<\/strong> baseball
\n9. <\/strong>dragon
\n10.<\/strong> football<\/p>\n

Article continued here<\/a><\/h3>\n

This excerpt appears with the permission of Techlicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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