The 50 Most Common Passwords You Should Never Use
Guys, you really, really need to get more creative.
In today's day and age, having a weak password is pretty much like leaving your front door unlocked. You're essentially inviting people to scam you, steal your identity, or (at the very least) send you droves of spam.
Of course, following the recommended guidelines and having a different password for every one of your sites seems like an impossible task, especially now that getting your own email account feels like hacking the database of a military compound (seriously, why do I have to do so much to convince my computer that I'm a human being?). But it pays to not be lazy, because scammers are only getting smarter.
Recently, Have I Been Pwned, a website that allows users to enter their password in order to find out if they have previously been compromised by data breaches, compiled a list of the 50 most common passwords that have been exposed to breaches. If you spot yours, or one very similar to yours, on this list—whether it's for your email, your banking account, or anything else—then you want to change it asap. And for more great cyberspace security tips, check out This Is the Safest Way to Store Your Passwords.
1
123456
2
123,456,789
3
qwerty
4
password
5
111111
6
12,345,678
7
abc123
8
password1
9
1234567
10
12,345
11
1234567890
12
123,123
13
0
14
iloveyou
15
1234
16
1q2w3e4r5t
17
qwertyuiop
18
123
19
monkey
20
123456a
21
dragon
22
123,321
23
654321
24
666,666
25
homelesspa
26
1qaz2wsx
27
myspace1
28
121,212
29
123qwe
30
a123456
31
1q2w3e4r
32
123abc
33
qwe123
34
7,777,777
35
target123
36
tinkle
37
1g2w3e4r
38
gwerty
39
zag12wsx
40
gwerty123
41
qwerty123
42
qwerty1
43
222222
44
zxcvbnm
45
987654321
46
555,555
47
asdfghjkl
48
112233
49
1q2w3e
50
123123123
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