Almost 10 percent of people on the interwebs used at least one of the 25 worst passwords on SplashData\u2019s annual list, which was released this week. And nearly three percent of you are still using \u201c123456,\u201d the worst password of the entire ranking. The eighth annual list of worst p\u2026<\/b>
\nAlmost 10 percent of people on the interwebs used at least one of the 25 worst passwords on SplashData\u2019s annual list, which was released this week. And nearly three percent of you are still using \u201c123456,\u201d the worst password of the entire ranking.
The eighth annual list of worst passwords of the year is based on SplashData\u2019s evaluation of more than 5 million passwords leaked on the Internet. Most of the leaked passwords evaluated for the 2018 list were held by users in North America and Western Europe. Passwords leaked from hacks of adult websites were not included in the report, according to SplashData, which provides password management applications TeamsID, Gpass, and SplashID.
This year revealed the same takeaway as previous ones: computer users continue to use the same predictable, easily guessable passwords. For instance, 2018 was the fifth consecutive year that \u201c123456\u201d and \u201cpassword\u201d retained their top two spots on the list. The following five top passwords on the list are simply numerical strings, the company said.
There were a few newcomers on the list. President Donald Trump debuted on this year\u2019s list with \u201cdonald\u201d showing up as the 23rd most frequently used password.
\u201cHackers have great success using celebrity names, terms from pop culture and sports, and simple keyboard patterns to break into accounts online because they know so many people are using those easy-to- remember combinations,\u201d according to Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData.
SplashData does offer some tips to protect your data, including the use of passphrases of 12 characters or more with mixed types of characters, using different passwords for each login, and protecting assets and personal identity by using a password manager to organize passwords, generate secure random passwords, and automatically log into websites.<\/p>\n