20 Jan This list of 2014’s worst passwords, including ‘123456,’ is embarrassing
The year 2014, in many respects, was all about digital security. It wasn’t just tech pundits or early adopters who were victimized – Snapchat, Target, and Sony Entertainment all showed us that no one is immune. And don’t get me started on the NSA. It’s our responsibility as internet explorers to protect ourselves. But according to SplashData’s yearly list of the worst passwords on the internet (as compiled by more than 3 million leaked passwords from 2014), we are kind of lazy about the whole “digital security” thing. At least when it comes to properly locking the gates with a strong password.
Seriously.
Just take a look at the full list:
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345
4. 12345678
5. qwerty
6. 123456789
7. 1234
8. baseball
9. dragon
10. football
11. 1234567
12. monkey
13. letmein
14. abc123
15. 111111
16. mustang
17. access
18. shadow
19. master
20. michael
21. superman
22. 696969
23. 123123
24. batman
25. trustno1
Last year, ‘password’ topped the list so I guess we can find some small progress in the fact that most people are just typing integers as their passwords as opposed to robotically typing in the worst password you could ever use. Heck, we’re even using ‘dragon,’ a symbol of strength and fiery vengeance that is, sadly, also a horrible password.