SplashData releases "worst passwords" list for 2015

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‘QWERTY’ and ’123456′ Top List of 2015′s (Worst) Passwords

Passwords are getting longer, but they’re not getting stronger.

For the first time last year, “1234567890,” “qwertyuiop” (top row of keys on a standard keyboard) and “welcome” landed spots on the list of the year’s most common passwords, according to data from SplashData, a Los Gatos, Calif.-based company that makes password-management applications. These examples are longer than perennial favorites “1234,” “12345″ and “qwerty,” which still rank high despite users knowing better, but they add little complexity.

“We have seen an effort by many people to be more secure by adding characters to passwords, but if these longer passwords are based on simple patterns they will put you in just as much risk of having your identity stolen by hackers,” SplashData chief executive Morgan Slain said in a statement.

Though companies often deal with complex security problems, like software bugs in home routers, lame passwords are still an issue. SplashData compiled data from more than 2 million leaked passwords that were posted online by hackers. Most of the data came from people in North America and Western Europe.

The top passwords of 2015 were also a reflection of the year. Two new entries on the list were “starwars” and “solo.”

Until all passwords are replaced with fingerprint readers, facial or voice recognition, good passwords should include at least 12 characters with combinations of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters–definitely not “password,” “football” or “abc123,” according to SplashData. Here’s Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler’stips on using third-party password managers.

Here are the most popular passwords found in data leaks during the year, according to SplashData:

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. football
8. 1234
9. 1234567
10. baseball
11. welcome
12. 1234567890
13. abc123
14. 111111
15. 1qaz2wsx
16. dragon
17. master
18. monkey
19. letmein
20. login
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. solo
24. passw0rd
25. starwars

‘QWERTY’ and ’123456′ Top List of 2015′s (Worst) Passwords


I wonder how many accounts here I could get into using this password list. I know some of yall

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Because if you are using a computer you must be a nerd. If you are a nerd you must like star wars.

 

[basketball reasons]

wordpass aint on there

 

[radio rahiem]

Mines isn't.
Almost made the list

 

[It is a mystery]

"letmein"

 

[Tunez]

my passwords are easy

 

[Ciggavelli]

My shyt's are rock solid.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Man can we talk about the ridiculousness of password requirements nowadays tho?
The worst is the shyts where you only pay a bill quarterly or something like my auto insurance bill.
Of course that password has to be between 9-40 characters with one uppercase, one lowercase, one special character, one number, the uppercase character can't be at the beginning of the string, no repeating characters, no real words contained in the string (yes this really is part of the requirements) and can't repeat any of your previous 20 passwords.
Breh I don't even try to remember that one I just go straight to "forgot my password" 2x a year.

 

[daze23]

Man can we talk about the ridiculousness of password requirements nowadays tho?
The worst is the shyts where you only pay a bill quarterly or something like my auto insurance bill.
Of course that password has to be between 9-40 characters with one uppercase, one lowercase, one special character, one number, the uppercase character can't be at the beginning of the string, no repeating characters, no real words contained in the string (yes this really is part of the requirements) and can't repeat any of your previous 20 passwords.
Breh I don't even try to remember that one I just go straight to "forgot my password" 2x a year.

yep, it gets so complicated that you'll have to write it down, or save it somehow, and that's a bad idea in itself

 

[keepemup]

I've come up with a system whereby the password is a combination of several parts. One part is directly related to the service/website with the other part being the section that never changes which is a mix of alpha-numeric characters with other parts as well. This way I have difficult password yet it's systematic and therefore easy to recall.

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

Man can we talk about the ridiculousness of password requirements nowadays tho?
The worst is the shyts where you only pay a bill quarterly or something like my auto insurance bill.
Of course that password has to be between 9-40 characters with one uppercase, one lowercase, one special character, one number, the uppercase character can't be at the beginning of the string, no repeating characters, no real words contained in the string (yes this really is part of the requirements) and can't repeat any of your previous 20 passwords.
Breh I don't even try to remember that one I just go straight to "forgot my password" 2x a year.

Its at the point where EVERY time i log into these 2 sites from my job.. (self service pay stub and another 1.. ) I dont even type a passwords.. Its ALWAYS forgot password..
Its annoying.. And dont forget to add shyt like my kob wants new passwprds every 2 months now... its like WTF... I doht have those many things I can literally rememerb that doesnt contain my first or last name...

 

[New Username]

"letmein"

Sounds like Chinese food

Let Mein

 

[Golayitdown]

Man can we talk about the ridiculousness of password requirements nowadays tho?
The worst is the shyts where you only pay a bill quarterly or something like my auto insurance bill.
Of course that password has to be between 9-40 characters with one uppercase, one lowercase, one special character, one number, the uppercase character can't be at the beginning of the string, no repeating characters, no real words contained in the string (yes this really is part of the requirements) and can't repeat any of your previous 20 passwords.
Breh I don't even try to remember that one I just go straight to "forgot my password" 2x a year.

My healthcare reimbursement site is the worst. Can't be any of the past 12 (even starting or ending with a previous password triggers a rejection), but you have to change your password every 60 days. I rarely have health claims every 60 days, I have to do the forgot password, answer two questions and then go back and reset. My fukkin bank sites aren't even that "secure"

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Mowgli]

Good to know

Illslaptheshytouttayou isn't on there