Imagine people having a password such as ‘password12345’. It is very funny, but you wouldn’t believe that people actually have this password set for most of their personal accounts. God knows why they don’t have the fear of their accounts being hacked.
You would be surprised to see the annual report released by SplashData (the company that makes password applications); it contains a list of some of the worst passwords. It assessed over 3.3 million passwords and came up with the list of worst ones.
The passwords that topped the list were ‘password’ and ‘123456’. Usually, people have a tendency of setting simple-to-remember and short passwords. However, they don’t realize that cracking these passwords is damn easy. The 1st list was compiled by SplashData in the year 2011, even now, these 2 passwords top the list.
Have a look at the table below to know some of the worst passwords ever.
You must keep in mind that although the passwords are convenient to reemember, online security is risked big time. Choose Your password wisely!
Did you have password from above list? If yes, then change your password right away because you’re prone to hacking!
Here are some tips for selecting a strong password:-
Make sure your password is strong enough! Stay safe from hacking!