Worst Passwords 2017 List Shows We Love 'Freedom,' 'Star Wars' And Being Lazy
For all the news this year about severe data breaches, hacks and ransomware, the American public still seems to respond with a collective shrug when it comes to online security if you look at the most commonly used passwords of 2017. According to SplashData’s annual worst passwords list, 123456 is still the top choice.
2017 Worst Passwords List
1. 123456
2. Password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. letmein
8. 1234567
9. football
10. iloveyou
11. admin
12. welcome
13. monkey
14. login
15. abc123
16. starwars
17. 123123
18. dragon
19. passw0rd
20. master
21. hello
22. freedom
23. whatever
24. qazwsx
25. trustno1
Here’s how the worst passwords list of 2017 compares to last year's “winners." Most of the top passwords have not changed from year to year.
2016 Worst Passwords List
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345
4. 12345678
5. football
6. qwerty
7. 1234567890
8. 1234567.
9 princess.
10. 1234
11. login
12. welcome
13. solo
14. abc123
15. admin
16. 121212
17. flower
18. password
19. dragon
20. sunshine
21.master
22. hottie
23. loveme
24. Zaq1zaq1
25. password1
If you are lacking the inspiration to find a better and more creative password, consider using a password manager or random password generator.
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