Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2012

Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2012List of worst password of the year has been released. Once again, “Password” and “123456” top the list of worst password.

Analyst firm SplashData has come with the list of 25 worst password of the year. Top three are the most common passwords which have been in the list for past few years. Password was at top last year and retain the same position this year.

Read: “Password”, worst password of the year 2011

Company says that it releases the list of worst passwords just to raise awareness of bad passwords. In this way, it also try to promote its SplashID password management software.

SplashData CEO Morgan Slain stated, “At this time of year, people enjoy focusing on scary costumes, movies and decorations, but those who have been through it can tell you how terrifying it is to have your identity stolen because of a hacked password.”

Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2012

Here’s this year’s list of offenders, complete with ranking changes from last year:

  • password
  • 123456
  • 12345678
  • abc123
  • qwerty
  • monkey
  • letmein
  • dragon
  • 111111
  • baseball
  • iloveyou
  • trustno1
  • 1234567
  • sunshine
  • master
  • 123123
  • welcome
  • shadow
  • ashley
  • football
  • jesus
  • michael
  • ninja
  • mustang
  • password1

Password the only thing which make your web accounts secure. But people doesn’t care about choosing a right password. These kind of weak passwords are vulnerable to dictionary and bruteforce attacks. Most of the time hackers hack accounts just by guessing these weak passwords.

If you really want to make your account safe from hackers you must try to select a strong password.

Use these tips to select strong password

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