Posted by JimK

MOST POPULAR PASSWORDS REVEALED

SplashData.com recently published the following information regarding the most popular 2012 passwords on the web. The ranking was based on password information from compromised accounts posted by hackers online. The article was also featured onblogs.avg.com.

This year, the list is back! So it’s time to see how, if at all, users have learned their lessons about what makes a strong password.

Here’s the full list and how it compares to last year’s:

#    Password                          Change from 2011
1.   password                             Unchanged
2.  123456                                  Unchanged
3.  12345678                             Unchanged
4.  abc123                                   Up 1
5.  qwerty                                   Down 1
6.  monkey                                 Unchanged
7.  letmein                                  Up 1
8.  dragon                                   Up 2
9.  111111                                   Up 3
10. baseball                              Up 1
11. iloveyou                              Up 2
12. trustno1                              Down 3
13. 1234567                             Down 6
14. sunshine                             Up 1
15. master                                 Down 1
16. 123123                                Up 4
17. welcome                             New
18. shadow                                Up 1
19. ashley                                  Down 3
20. football                               Up 5
21. jesus                                     New
22. michael                               Up 2
23. ninja                                     New
24. mustang                             New
25. password1                         New

As you can see, people haven’t changed their password habits a whole lot in a year.

If your password is included on that list, or is a close variation of these passwords, it’s really important to take action now!

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