The 25 worst passwords of 2013
Fans of "password" could reasonably
petition for an asterisk, however, given
that the stolen Adobe passwords included
close to 100 million test accounts and
inactive accounts. Counting those
passwords on the list is kind of like setting
a home run record during batting
practice. Don't be surprised if "password"
regains the throne in 2014.
Weaker passwords are more susceptible
to brute-force attacks, where hackers
attempt to access accounts through rapid
guessing. And when encrypted passwords
are stolen, weaker ones are the first to
fall to increasingly sophisticated cracking
software.
As always, Splashdata suggests avoiding
common words and phrases, and says
that replacing letters with similar-looking
numbers (such as "3" instead of "E) is not
an effective strategy. Instead, consider
using phrases of random words separated
by spaces or underscores, and using
different passwords, at least for your
most sensitive accounts. Password
management programs such as LastPass,
KeePass and Splashdata's own SplashID
can also help, as you only have to
remember a single master password.
Here's the full list of worst passwords in
2013.
Plz don't judge my ratings.
1. 123456....... extremely poor
2. password..... poor
3. 12345678.....explictly poor
4. qwerty....fair
5. abc123....poor
6. 123456789...very poor
7. 111111...very,very poor
8. 1234567....wholy poor
9. iloveyou.....fair
10. adobe123....kinda good
11. 123123.....fair
12. admin.... fair
13. 1234567890..... worse
14. letmein...Fair
15. photoshop....good
16. 1234....poor
17. monkey....Good
18. shadow...Good
19. sunshine....Good
20. 12345... poor
21. password1...poor
22. princess....fair
23. azerty.. Excellent
24. trustno1.... Good
25. 000000.. bad
First timer on FP!
I Know quite well I'll be advancing...
To everyone, All your efforts will never be in vain!
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