25 Most Guessable Passwords of 2015
SplashData says the 'no-guess' password 123456 continues to be used widely and this is an extremely dangerous vulnerability for Internet users as well as online services.
According to SlashGear, these passwords are chosen by many people to use because they are really simple and easy to remember.
It is known that for many years, security company SplashData has conducted an annual survey to record passwords frequently used by users, especially users accessing Internet services such as Gmail or Facebook.
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Also according to SlashData, although 2-factor authentication (also known as double authentication) has been provided by some services - typically Gmail, this security feature is often turned off by default by users.
Below are the 25 most common passwords of 2015 according to a survey by SlashData. Therefore, if the password you are using is on the list below, you should change it immediately to a new, more complex password.
1 - 123456 (unchanged since 2014)
2 - password
3 - 12345678
4 - qwerty
5 - 12345
6 - 123456789
7 - football
8 - 1234
9 - 1234567
10 - baseball
11 - welcome (new arrival)
12 - 1234567890 (new)
13 - abc123
14 - 111111
15 - 1qaz2wsx (new)
16 - dragon
17 - master
18 - monkey
19 - letmein
20 - login (new appearance)
21 - princess (new appearance)
22 - qwertyuiop (new)
23 - solo (new appearance)
24 - passw0rd (new)
25 - starwars (new appearance)
According to PCWorld
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