Is your password 123456?

This post was written by Tom Mahoney on January 21, 2010
Posted Under: Fraud Prevention

A recent hack of a plaintext password database of 32,000 accounts at
social media application “RockYou” enabled researchers to see
real-world passwords and analyze the data. The top ten passwords used:

  • 123456
  • 12345
  • 123456789
  • Password
  • iloveyou
  • princess
  • rockyou
  • 1234567
  • 12345678
  • abc123
  • I hate to call your attention to the obvious dear readers. These aren’t really passwords. They are more like invitations. If you are inclined to use passwords like these, I’d suggest that you change them now.

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