With so many passwords to remember for everything from checking emails to unlocking your phone, it may seem attractive to use an obvious and unforgettable security word or phrase. And if you’re guilty of doing this, you’re not alone.
A report has showed that “123456” was the most popular last year, followed by “password.” The most used passwords of last year were also the most insecure, causing security experts to urge users to pick less obvious login details to keep their information safe. The remaining top five most popular passwords were “12345”, “12345678” and “qwerty” according to SplashData, which develops password management software.
As well as lazy number and letter combinations that can be entered, it also noticed “easily guessable” passwords such as “letmein,” “football” and “batman” were included in its top 25 worst pins. Also in the top 100 are hobbies, famous athletes, car brands, and film names.
The firm has advised anyone using any of these top 25 words to change their password to something more secure immediately. Any password using numbers alone should be avoided. The good passwords are those with stronger passwords or combinations of letters and numbers, longer keyboard patterns are becoming common passwords.
In order to reduce the chances of being hacked, SplashData has advised people to avoid using keyboard patterns like “qwertyuiop” from the top row of letters on the keyboard. It also suggested that people don’t use their favourite sport as a password. “Baseball” and “football” were both in the top 10, while “hockey,” “soccer,” and “golf” made the top 100. Birthdays are also a bad idea, and it seems that people in their early 20’s are particularly keen on using their year of birth as a password, because the years 1989 to 1992 all in the top 100. Similarly, names such as Michael, Jennifer, Thomas, Jordan, Hunter, Michelle, Charlie, Andrew and Daniel were all in the Top 50.
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