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Crappiest passwords are most popular

16 Years Ago happygeek 0 Tallied Votes 295 Views Share

Ever wondered what the most popular passwords being used are? Ever wondered what the crappiest, most insecure passwords being used are? Hey, you are in luck as it seems the two lists are exactly the same. The What's My Pass 'Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time' list makes for interesting, if sometimes rather offensive (you have been warned), reading.

So I have stripped out the expletives and compiled the top 20 most popular and crappy passwords to give you something to ponder upon as we approach the end of the year. Just please don't tell me that you use any of these!

  1. 123456
  2. password
  3. 12345678
  4. 1234
  5. 12345
  6. dragon
  7. qwerty
  8. 696969
  9. mustang
  10. letmein
  11. baseball
  12. master
  13. michael
  14. football
  15. shadow
  16. monkey
  17. abc123
  18. pass
  19. 6969
  20. jordan

The only real surprise is that 'sex' does not make the top 500 list at all. The closest variant being sexy at number 44 and then sexsex at 64.

So go on then, do share, what is the crappiest password you have ever stumbled upon? Remember, keep it clean!

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A freelance technology journalist for 30 years, I have been a Contributing Editor at PC Pro (one of the best selling computer magazines in the UK) for most of them. As well as currently contributing to Forbes.com, The Times and Sunday Times via Raconteur…

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Thinka 40 Posting Whiz Team Colleague
16 Years Ago

I've worked with someone whose password was "london". Unsurprisingly, this was at a company in the City of, you guessed it, London.

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kanaku 60 Posting Whiz
16 Years Ago

Sex probably didn't make it because it's too short (the word)...

I haven't encountered someone with an 'easy' password. My friends could be security freaks...

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tiger86 16 Posting Pro
16 Years Ago

I have encountered passwords as simple as flower or the persons name and have had to change them and inform the person to keep the server I protect secure.

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scru 909 Posting Virtuoso Featured Poster
16 Years Ago

My daniweb password is 12345. I don't see what the big deal is.

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Thinka 40 Posting Whiz Team Colleague
16 Years Ago

scru, I don't know how many people who read this blog will be tempted to use that information, but I hope none.

It reminds me of when Jeremy Clarkson posted his account details in the newspaper, and promptly had £500 deducted from his account...

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Whabligone 0 Newbie Poster
16 Years Ago

I had a customer who used the trademark on the monitor as their password "syncmaster"

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fire_munki 0 Newbie Poster
16 Years Ago

I've found the exact password in the hint section for customers before, very helpful.

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